Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich is set to return to work on Monday after a period of sick leave, a statement on the presidential website said. Thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in central Kiev to demand his resignation.

William Hague said the situation in Ukraine should not be seen as "an East-West struggle" as protests continue in the capital Kiev.

The Foreign Secretary told The Andrew Marr Show that although the Government was "very worried" about the situation, "We should avoid saying things as a foreign state that might make things worse".

Foreign Secretary William Hague on the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show. Credit: BBC/The Andrew Marr Show

Mr Hague continued: "I don't think that it need be seen as an East-West struggle. If Ukraine entered into the agreements with the EU that we've put forward ... that would benefit the people of the Ukraine.