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| Ukraine crisis: New government revealed at Kiev protest camp | |
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| Ukraine's new interim government has been presented at Kiev's main protest camp, the Maidan, following last week's ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych. | Ukraine's new interim government has been presented at Kiev's main protest camp, the Maidan, following last week's ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych. |
| The Maidan council named Arseniy Yatsenyuk to become prime minister. The cabinet - to be voted on by MPs on Thursday - includes leading activists. | |
| Daunting challenges lie ahead, including fixing Ukraine's struggling economy which faces default. | |
| Meanwhile, Mr Yanukovych has been put on the international wanted list. | Meanwhile, Mr Yanukovych has been put on the international wanted list. |
| The fugitive president - whose whereabouts are unclear - is accused of being behind last week's deaths of more than 100 protesters at the hands of riot police in and around the Maidan. | |
| 'Welcome to hell' | |
| The Maidan council - made up of protester groups and activists - announced its nominations at a big gathering of protesters at the camp, which is spread over Kiev's Independence Square. | |
| The council proposed Fatherland Party leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk to lead the cabinet until after early presidential elections on 25 May. | |
| Mr Yatsenyuk - a former speaker of parliament and foreign minister - has been one of the main opposition leaders during the protests which first erupted in late November. | |
| "We are to undertake extremely unpopular steps as the previous government and previous president were so corrupted that the country is in a desperate financial plight," Mr Yatsenyuk told BBC Ukrainian. | |
| "We are on the brink of a disaster and this is the government of political suiciders! So welcome to hell," he added. | |
| It was agreed that acting Defence Minister Arsen Avakov would keep his post. Other nominations include: | |
| "Today, our task is not to die for Ukraine like it was last week. Toda, we must work for Ukraine!" said Ms Chornovol, who is also a well-known investigative journalist. | |
| However, some of the nominations - including that of Mr Avakov - prompted loud booing from the crowd, who said those candidates were not worthy of government posts. | |
| People also chanted "Yarosh! Yarosh!", demanding that the leader of the Right Sector, Dmytro Yarosh, be given a post. | |
| Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov argued from the Maidan stage that without governing structures, the country would descend into "anarchy". But he, too, was interrupted and booed. | |
| "The Maidan is here to stay. If they (new ministers) betray us, we will pay a visit to every one of them," a local Maidan commander warned. | |
| The parliament is now expected to vote in the new government on Thursday. | |
| Washington's warning | |
| Earlier on Wednesday, pro-Kiev and pro-Moscow protesters scuffled in the capital of Ukraine's Crimea region, Simferopol, amid rising tensions there. | |
| Only a police cordon separated the rallies - one pro-Russian, the other involving Crimean Tatars and people backing Ukraine's change of government. | Only a police cordon separated the rallies - one pro-Russian, the other involving Crimean Tatars and people backing Ukraine's change of government. |
| One elderly man died, probably from a heart attack, during the confrontation outside parliament. | One elderly man died, probably from a heart attack, during the confrontation outside parliament. |
| Crimea - where ethnic Russians are in a majority - was transferred from Russia to Ukraine in 1954. | Crimea - where ethnic Russians are in a majority - was transferred from Russia to Ukraine in 1954. |
| Also on Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Moscow to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity. | Also on Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Moscow to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity. |
| His comments came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a snap drill to test the combat readiness of troops in central and western Russia, near the border with Ukraine. | His comments came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a snap drill to test the combat readiness of troops in central and western Russia, near the border with Ukraine. |
| Such checks are not uncommon although the timing is seen as significant, correspondents say. | Such checks are not uncommon although the timing is seen as significant, correspondents say. |
| Russia, along with the US, UK and France, pledged to uphold the territorial integrity of Ukraine in a memorandum signed in 1994. | Russia, along with the US, UK and France, pledged to uphold the territorial integrity of Ukraine in a memorandum signed in 1994. |
| Unrest in Ukraine first erupted in November, following Mr Yanukovych's last-minute decision to reject a landmark association and trade deal with the European Union in favour of Russia's bailout offer. | Unrest in Ukraine first erupted in November, following Mr Yanukovych's last-minute decision to reject a landmark association and trade deal with the European Union in favour of Russia's bailout offer. |
| Are you in Ukraine? What is your reaction to the recent events? Email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk adding 'Ukraine' in the subject heading and including your contact details. | Are you in Ukraine? What is your reaction to the recent events? Email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk adding 'Ukraine' in the subject heading and including your contact details. |
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