KIEV, Feb. 24 – Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has announced that an official inquiry into State Fiscal Service officials has been launched.

"Ukraine's government suspends the State Fiscal Service leadership for the period of the official investigation," the Prime Minister said, during a meeting with the service on Tuesday.

PARIS, Feb. 24 - Talks about a fragile peace deal for Ukraine ended in tension Tuesday, with differences over who is at fault over continued violence despite a cease-fire, the AP reported.

LONDON, Feb. 21 - “It is likely that Ukraine will default in the absence of significantly favorable changes in circumstances, which we do not anticipate,“ Standard &Poor's ratings agency said, adding that “the political situation in Ukraine has deteriorated substantially."

KIEV, Feb. 22 - A bid by regional leaders loyal to President Viktor Yanukovych to challenge the legitimacy of the national parliament appeared to founder on Saturday, after thousands of protesters rallied in eastern Ukraine in support of the political changes in Kiev.

MOSCOW, Feb 23 - A prominent Russian state TV host said on Sunday that ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had betrayed his people when he fled Kiev, an uncompromising verdict on a leader President Vladimir Putin had hoped would bring Ukraine closer to Moscow's orbit, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 23 - Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, freed from prison guard on Saturday after her arch-rival President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev, said on Sunday she did not want to be considered for the post of prime minister.

KIEV, Feb. 23 - The European Union is ready to offer substantial financial aid to Ukraine once it has a new government, and should offer a clear European perspective to Kiev, said the EU's Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn.

KIEV, Feb. 23 - Ukraine's interim leadership pledged to put the country back on course for European integration now that Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovych has been ousted from the presidency, while the United States warned Russia against sending in its forces.

KIEV, Feb. 24 - U.S. President Barack Obama's national security advisor, Susan Rice, has said that the United States supports Ukrainian people and wants to see a democratic election and formation of a coalition government in the country.

MINSK, Feb. 24 - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called for the preservation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

"We have the same goals regarding Ukraine. Ukraine should be united. No one should divide this great country.