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• The Russian prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, has criticised western countries’ recognition of the legitimacy of Ukraine’s transitional government as an “aberration”, describing the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych as a “mutiny”. The former president also said that it would be difficult to Russia to work with people with “black masks and Kalashnikov rifles”. The Russian foreign ministry later echoed his comments and accused the west of encouraging neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic extremists.

• An arrest warrant for ousted President Viktor Yanukovych has been issued for “mass murder of peaceful citizens”. Announcing the warrant on Facebook, the country’s interim minister, Arsen Avakov, said Yanukovych was seen in Balaclava on the Crimean peninsula on Sunday and had left by car for an unknown destination.

• Ukraine needs $35bn of assistance over the next two years, the country’s interim finance minister said today. Yuriy Kolobov expressed hope that the US and Europe could help. An European Commission official told Reuters the EU has had contact with several countries outside Europe on coordinating aid for Ukraine and a possible donors’ conference.

• The UK foreign secretary, William Hague, said he would visit Ukraine shortly as he warned that the country’s financial situation “without outside assistance may not be sustainable”. He said he would be travelling to Washington tonight to discuss Ukraine with the US secretary of state, John Kerry, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He said the IMF was best placed to provide financial support and advice to Ukraine.