Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Crisis In Ukraine -- News Updates February 25, 2014



Infighting Hurts Ukraine Efforts to Form a New Government -- New York Times

KIEV, Ukraine — Struggling to reach a deal to form a new majority coalition in Parliament, and under excruciating pressure because of a looming economic disaster, the Ukrainian lawmakers temporarily running the country on Tuesday delayed until Thursday the naming of an acting prime minister and a provisional government.

The delay underscored the extreme difficulty that lawmakers now face in rebuilding the collapsed government left behind when President Viktor F. Yanukovych fled Kiev on Saturday and was removed from power in a vote supported by some members of his own party.

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More News On The Crisis In Ukraine

Ukraine turmoil LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Ukraine Live Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
Ukraine revolution: live -- The Telegraph

Ukraine wants runaway president to face international justice -- Reuters
Ukrainian MPs vote to send Yanukovych to The Hague to face trial -- The Guardian
Ukraine parliament votes to try ousted President Yanukovich & others in ICC -- RT
With ousted President on the run, Ukraine delays forming new government -- CNN
Fugitive Viktor Yanukovych out of sight but running out of options -- The Guardian
Ukraine revolution: Where on Earth is Viktor Yanukovych? -- The Telegraph

Ukraine ex-aide shot; No new govt before Thursday -- Washington Post/AP
Ukraine Delays Government Vote as Russia Warns of Default -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Ukraine puts off vote on new government despite E.U. pleas for quick action -- Washington Post
Ukraine Stumbles in Efforts to Form New Government -- Wall Street Journal
A closer look at Ukraine's potential financial rescue -- AP
Biden at center of US diplomacy with Ukraine -- AP
EU, Russia move to allay concerns over the crisis in Ukraine -- China Post/AFP
Ex-president Viktor Yanukovych’s chief of staff shot, wounded by Ukrainian protestors -- AP

Ukraine crisis: Turchynov warns of 'separatism' risk -- BBC
New Ukraine leader pleads for unity as protesters in Crimea shout 'Russia, Russia' and tensions grow between Kiev and Moscow in wake of 'revolution' -- Daily Mail
Ukraine: Sevastopol installs pro-Russian mayor as separatism fears grow -- The Guardian
Ethnic Russian Rage Excites Secession Talk in Ukraine’s Crimea -- RIA Novosti

Russia Says It Will Keep Out of Ukrainian Affairs -- RIA Novosti
Russia says it won't interfere in Ukraine's affairs -- UPI
Russia does not question Ukraine’s territorial integrity – Upper House chair -- RT
Putin Discusses Ukraine at High-Level Security Meeting -- RIA Novosti
Russia denounces Ukraine 'terrorists' and west over Yanukovich ousting -- The Guardian
Plans to Give Russian Passports to Ukrainians Spark Debate -- RIA Novosti

Snap Presidential Election Campaign Starts in Ukraine -- RIA Novosti
Begging for forgiveness, the riot police blamed for dozens of deaths in Kiev: 'Brutal' security forces get down on their knees but are greeted with shouts of 'shame' -- Daily Mail

The hidden wealth of Ukraine's former leaders -- The Telegraph
Viktor Yanukovych and His Secret Treasures -- Liberty Voice
A gaudy mansion of 'monumental corruption': Inside the staggeringly opulent home of Ukraine's prosecutor general after he flees the country to avoid retribution -- Daily Mail
Viktor Yanukovych boasted of Ukraine corruption, says Mikheil Saakashvili -- The Guardian

In Ukraine turbulence, a lad from Lviv becomes the toast of Kiev -- Richard Balmforth, Reuters
Ukraine crisis: Russia's options -- BBC
Khrushchev’s Gift: Crimea to Ukraine -- Joshua Keating, Slate

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