DHAKA: Ukraine’s interim president Olexander Turchynov is due to form a unity government, days after the ousting of president Viktor Yanukovych.

The US has yet to endorse the new leader, but says ‘Mr Yanukovych is no longer actively leading the country’.

Meanwhile, UK foreign secretary William Hague and his US counterpart are due to meet in Washington later to discuss emergency financial assistance to Kiev.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Yanukovych, who has disappeared.

Acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said a criminal case had been opened against Yanukovych and other officials over ‘mass murder of peaceful citizens’.

There have been unconfirmed reports that Yanukovych is in Crimea, reports the BBC.

BDST: 1248 HRS, FEB 25, 2014