Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday called for immediate dialogue between Kiev and eastern regions, urging the withdrawal of armed forces from those territories.
A new cabinet in favor of anchoring Ukraine in the West emerged Thursday with a tough mandate to steer the country away from a looming economic collapse and find a way to mend its division.
Following fast-moving days of political upheaval, Ukraine has entered into an uncharted water, challenged by a power vacuum left by the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych and the dire economic situation.
The world's eyes were caught by the dramatic political changes in Ukraine in the past day, as the opposition-controlled parliament relieved President Viktor Yanukovych from his post and released his arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko.
A feeling of political uncertainty still haunted Ukrainians Sunday, although the country's lawmakers ousted President Viktor Yanukovych and appointed the parliament's speaker as interim president following more than three months of violent protests.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday accepted the resignation tendered by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov earlier in the day, and the government is subsequently dissolved, according to the presidential office.
Ukrainian protestors, ignoring President Viktor Yanukovych's plan for round table talks, refused to leave the capital's streets and staged around-clock protests into Tuesday morning.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday vowed to improve the bilateral relations between the two countries.
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