27/02/2014 11:19
Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk warns of 'unpopular steps' ahead
Ukraine's PM-designate Arseniy Yatsenyuk has warned of the need for "unpopular steps" to bring the country back from the "brink of disaster,” the BBC reported.
He told the BBC the central challenge for the new government - unveiled at Kiev's main protest camp on Wednesday - was to "stabilise" the country.
Ukrainian MPs are expected to vote later on the new cabinet line up.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Russia any military intervention in Ukraine would be a "grave mistake."
His comment came after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a snap drill to test the combat readiness of troops in central and western Russia, near the border with Ukraine.
Mr Yatsenyuk and Ukraine's other new ministers were presented to a large crowd at Kiev's Independence Square, the Maidan, on Wednesday evening.
Mr Yatsenyuk, who was one of the main protest leaders, was greeted with cheers.
But the announcement of some other heads of ministries, including Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, prompted booing from the crowd, who said the candidates were not worthy of government posts.
Other ministers include career diplomat Andriy Deschytsya as foreign minister, a former deputy head of the central bank Oleksander Shlapak as finance minister and Andriy Paruby as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council.