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Bulgaria mulls simplifying visa procedures for Russian citizens, the country's Ambassador to Moscow Boyko Kotsev announced.

"Visas will not be scrapped, but the regime could be facilitated, meaning a 2 to 3-day issuing and three to four minutes in a queue to receive them," Kotsev was quoted by Russia's Interfax agency as saying.

Former Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and current politician Vitali Klitschko will run for mayor of Kiev instead of president.

At the end of February, Klitschko announced that he would compete for the country's top post at the May 25 elections, however he has now changed his plans, according to Interfax agency.

The former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has revealed her plans to run for the country's presidency during the elections in May.

Tymoshenko revealed during a press conference that she will ask delegates of the Batkivschyna Party to nominate her as a presidential candidate during the party congress on March 29, Ukraine's Interfax agency reports.

Japan is ready to offer Ukraine economic aid worth USD 1.5 B if the country reaches an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Two skiers were killed after a massive avalanche swept down a slope at the Russian mountain resort used for the Sochi Olympics the day after it opened to the public.

An 80 cubic meter avalanche struck at Sochi's Rosa Khutor ski resort on Sunday, burying six skiers on the 'Labyrinth' slope, Interfax news agency reports.

Tensions increased between Russia and Ukraine after reports of an incident at a naval base in Crimea's capital Simferopol.

Ukraine's military has announced that an officer has been killed in an attack on the base, Interfax news agency has informed. Other news sources suggest he was wounded in the neck.

At least one person died on Thursday during clashes between rival rallies in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.

The standoff began when members of an anti-war demonstration labelled "For a United Ukraine" ran into a group of pro-Russian activists at Lenin Square, website Interfax has reported. 

The formation of the new Ukrainian government has been postponed for Thursday.

"I am instructing the formation of a national unity government on Thursday", Parliament Speaker and Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said, quoted by Interfax.

Initial reports suggested that the new government could be formed on Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych allegedly arrived in Kharkiv in the early hours of Saturday.

Yanukovych is supposed to take part in a congress of lawmakers from southeastern regions of Ukraine on Saturday, a source with knowledge of the situation told Interfax.