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| Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president | Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president |
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| Parliament in Ukraine has named its speaker as interim president. | Parliament in Ukraine has named its speaker as interim president. |
| Oleksandr Turchynov takes charge following the dismissal of President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday. Mr Turchynov told MPs they had until Tuesday to form a new unity government. | Oleksandr Turchynov takes charge following the dismissal of President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday. Mr Turchynov told MPs they had until Tuesday to form a new unity government. |
| Parliament also voted to seize Mr Yanukovych's luxury estate near Kiev, which protesters entered on Saturday. | Parliament also voted to seize Mr Yanukovych's luxury estate near Kiev, which protesters entered on Saturday. |
| The whereabouts of Mr Yanukovych, who described parliament's decision to vote him out as a coup, remain unclear. | The whereabouts of Mr Yanukovych, who described parliament's decision to vote him out as a coup, remain unclear. |
| Thousands of opposition supporters remain in Independence Square, where the atmosphere is described as calm. | Thousands of opposition supporters remain in Independence Square, where the atmosphere is described as calm. |
| Late on Saturday, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, freed from detention in the eastern city of Kharkiv after a vote in parliament, urged opposition supporters in Independence Square to continue protesting. | Late on Saturday, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, freed from detention in the eastern city of Kharkiv after a vote in parliament, urged opposition supporters in Independence Square to continue protesting. |
| Her release was one of the conditions of the EU-Ukraine trade pact that President Yanukovych rejected last year - triggering the protests that led to the current crisis. | Her release was one of the conditions of the EU-Ukraine trade pact that President Yanukovych rejected last year - triggering the protests that led to the current crisis. |
| The health ministry says 88 people, mostly protesters, are now known to have been killed since 18 February. | The health ministry says 88 people, mostly protesters, are now known to have been killed since 18 February. |
| Mr Turchynov, a close associate of Ms Tymoshenko, described forming a unity government as a "priority task". | Mr Turchynov, a close associate of Ms Tymoshenko, described forming a unity government as a "priority task". |
| "We don't have much time," one of the opposition leaders, former world champion boxer Vitaly Klitschko, said as parliament began its debate. | "We don't have much time," one of the opposition leaders, former world champion boxer Vitaly Klitschko, said as parliament began its debate. |
| Speaking to the BBC, he also suggested a bid for the presidency in elections scheduled for 25 May. | Speaking to the BBC, he also suggested a bid for the presidency in elections scheduled for 25 May. |
| "I want to make Ukraine a modern European country," he said. "If I can do that through the president's position, I will do my best." | "I want to make Ukraine a modern European country," he said. "If I can do that through the president's position, I will do my best." |
| In other decisions on Saturday: | |
| Mr Yanukovych refused to officially stand down. He is last thought to have been in Kharkiv after travelling there late on Friday night. | |
| Media reports have quoted Ukrainian officials as saying he was stopped by border police while attempting to fly to Russia aboard a private plane. | |
| MPs from Mr Yanukovych's Party of Regions now appear to be disowning him. | MPs from Mr Yanukovych's Party of Regions now appear to be disowning him. |
| "Ukraine was betrayed and people were set against each other. Full responsibility for this rests with Yanukovych and his entourage," its MPs said in a statement carried by Interfax-Ukraine. | "Ukraine was betrayed and people were set against each other. Full responsibility for this rests with Yanukovych and his entourage," its MPs said in a statement carried by Interfax-Ukraine. |
| Financial support | Financial support |
| US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew discussed Ukraine with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Sydney, a US official said. | US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew discussed Ukraine with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Sydney, a US official said. |
| Mr Lew told reporters the US was ready to work "with other countries including Russia" to help Ukraine "as it implements reforms to restore economic stability and seeks to return to a path of democracy and growth". | Mr Lew told reporters the US was ready to work "with other countries including Russia" to help Ukraine "as it implements reforms to restore economic stability and seeks to return to a path of democracy and growth". |
| However, Mr Siluanov has left open the question of whether Russia will pay the next instalment of financial help for Ukraine, worth $2bn. | However, Mr Siluanov has left open the question of whether Russia will pay the next instalment of financial help for Ukraine, worth $2bn. |
| "We are planning to wait until a new government is formed and until we understand the policy of this government and then we shall make a decision," Siluanov was quoted by website Gazeta.ru as saying. | "We are planning to wait until a new government is formed and until we understand the policy of this government and then we shall make a decision," Siluanov was quoted by website Gazeta.ru as saying. |
| In a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, US Secretary of State John Kerry noted the "peaceful atmosphere" prevailing in Kiev after the departure of President Yanukovych, officials said. | In a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, US Secretary of State John Kerry noted the "peaceful atmosphere" prevailing in Kiev after the departure of President Yanukovych, officials said. |
| Russia and the US have been on opposite sides during the Ukraine crisis, which the US, along with the EU, backing the opposition. | Russia and the US have been on opposite sides during the Ukraine crisis, which the US, along with the EU, backing the opposition. |
| The European Union, too, has said it stands ready to assist a new government. | The European Union, too, has said it stands ready to assist a new government. |
| Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said in Sydney: "It is important that we provide a clear European perspective for the Ukrainian people." | Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said in Sydney: "It is important that we provide a clear European perspective for the Ukrainian people." |
| UK Foreign Secretary William Hague told the BBC he would be speaking to Mr Lavrov on Monday. | UK Foreign Secretary William Hague told the BBC he would be speaking to Mr Lavrov on Monday. |
| "It's very important for us to persuade Russia that this need not be a zero-sum game," he said. | "It's very important for us to persuade Russia that this need not be a zero-sum game," he said. |
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