DHAKA: 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, reported BBC.

The US has offered Ukraine`s struggling economy - which faces default - loan guarantees of up to $1bn (£600m).

Meanwhile, 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.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington planned to offer Ukraine the loan guarantees to help stabilise the country`s economy.

Kerry also warned Russia it would be a "grave mistake" to embark on any military intervention in Ukraine.

BDST: 0911  HRS, FEB 27, 2014