13:32
8.4.2014
Protesters outside #Ukraine's Rada call for bill to purge crooked judges http://t.co/3c9frDZvP9 @KyivPost_photo pic.twitter.com/byDJLOojDH
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) April 8, 2014
13:46
8.4.2014
"New government, old faces." Transparency International says new Ukrainian leadership not interested in fighting corruption.
Новий уряд України не хоче боротися з корупцією, кажуть в Transparency International http://t.co/WaQrR1Ztgl
— Радіо Свобода (@radiosvoboda) April 8, 2014
13:56
8.4.2014
From the wires. Bad economic news for Ukraine.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ukraine's economy is facing a severe contraction due to the country's political turmoil and tension with Russia.
The Washington-based international lender offered no estimate for Ukraine's economy. But it said in its World Economic Outlook released on April 8 that "output will likely drop significantly as the acute economic and political shocks take their toll on investment and consumption."
The IMF reduced its outlook for Russia's economic growth to 1.3 percent for this year -- 0.6 percentage points lower than in its last estimate in January.
The United States and the European Union in recent weeks have sought to penalize Russian authorities while offering aid and trade links to Ukraine.
Last month, the IMF offered Kyiv's interim authorities up to $18 billion in loans over two years.
The Washington-based international lender offered no estimate for Ukraine's economy. But it said in its World Economic Outlook released on April 8 that "output will likely drop significantly as the acute economic and political shocks take their toll on investment and consumption."
The IMF reduced its outlook for Russia's economic growth to 1.3 percent for this year -- 0.6 percentage points lower than in its last estimate in January.
The United States and the European Union in recent weeks have sought to penalize Russian authorities while offering aid and trade links to Ukraine.
Last month, the IMF offered Kyiv's interim authorities up to $18 billion in loans over two years.
13:57
8.4.2014
Luhansk police chief calls on pro-Russian separatists to lay down their weapons.
Начальник Луганской ГУМВД: Я прошу вас добровольно сложить оружие.
— ЄВРОМАЙДАН (@euromaidan) April 8, 2014
14:08
8.4.2014
Ukraine's parliament has approved a bill on the lustration of corrupt judges.
Прийняли люстрацію суддів!
— Lesya Orobets (@LesyaOrobets) April 8, 2014
14:13
8.4.2014
WATCH: Ukraine's interior minister says the Kharkiv government building cleared and 70 people have been detained.
14:15
8.4.2014
This new website brings together Crimea residents seeking to leave the peninsula and Ukrainians offering to help them relocate.
14:16
8.4.2014
Video from Reuters of pro-Russian protesters occupying government buildings in Ukraine's Luhansk:
14:29
8.4.2014
This video has emerged showing what appears to be pro-Russian protesters in Kharkiv attacking a police van.
14:43
8.4.2014
OSCE Secretary General concerned about violence in eastern Ukraine, calls on all sides to opt for peaceful dialogue http://t.co/pb4HAxd8tJ
— OSCE (@OSCE) April 8, 2014