Party of Regions

Ukrainian interim President Oleksandr Turchynov has said Kiev will grant amnesty to to pro-Russian activist in two eastern cities if they choose to hand over their weapons.

Turchynov has vowed to sign a presidential order to free them of future charges if they leave the buildings they have taken over.

Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been expelled from the Party of Regions, together with other former figures of the country's leadership.

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych disproved news of his resignation in televised interview Saturday.

Yanukovych said that parliament speaker Volodymyr Rybak was attacked and that lawmakers from his Party of Regions defected due to threats made against them, KyivPost reports.