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Ukrainian authorities said on Monday that they have issued an arrest warrant for deposed President Viktor Yanukovych, who was believed to be in hiding on the Crimean peninsula.
Yanukovych, along with several other officials, are wanted by police for the "mass murder" of civilians, said Arsen Avakov, who was appointed Interior Minister on Saturday.
Avakov said that the former president was last seen with his chief of staff at the Balaklava presidential residence in Sevastopol, the Crimean city which houses a large Russian naval base.
"They left in three cars for an unknown destination and switched off communications,’’Avakov said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's acting finance minister said that the cash-strapped country needed 35 billion dollars in aid for the next two years.
The Finance Ministry, the Central Bank and Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov will ask the U.S., Poland and other international partners for loans within two weeks, Yuriy Kolobov, the Finance Minister said in a statement.
He also suggested holding an international donor conference.
The European Commission has also recognised Oleksandr Turchynov as Ukraine's legitimate interim president, says the spokesman for the EU's executive in Brussels, Olivier Bailly.
“The Ukrainian parliament, which appointed Turchynov to succeed deposed President Viktor Yanukovych, took a decision with a very large majority.
Turchynov was appointed to temporarily take over the duties of Yanukovych, whose exact whereabouts remain unknown since parliament voted to impeach him Saturday.
Yanukovych, along with several other officials, are wanted by police for the "mass murder" of civilians, said Arsen Avakov, who was appointed Interior Minister on Saturday.
Avakov said that the former president was last seen with his chief of staff at the Balaklava presidential residence in Sevastopol, the Crimean city which houses a large Russian naval base.
"They left in three cars for an unknown destination and switched off communications,’’Avakov said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's acting finance minister said that the cash-strapped country needed 35 billion dollars in aid for the next two years.
The Finance Ministry, the Central Bank and Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov will ask the U.S., Poland and other international partners for loans within two weeks, Yuriy Kolobov, the Finance Minister said in a statement.
He also suggested holding an international donor conference.
The European Commission has also recognised Oleksandr Turchynov as Ukraine's legitimate interim president, says the spokesman for the EU's executive in Brussels, Olivier Bailly.
“The Ukrainian parliament, which appointed Turchynov to succeed deposed President Viktor Yanukovych, took a decision with a very large majority.
Turchynov was appointed to temporarily take over the duties of Yanukovych, whose exact whereabouts remain unknown since parliament voted to impeach him Saturday.