KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian government has resigned, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said Friday at a meeting of the governing Verkhovna Rada in Kiev.
Yanukovych's government will perform its duties until a new government is formed, government officials said.
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Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, leader of the 'Our Ukraine' political party, said the government resigned to protest the policies of Speaker Oleksandr Moroz, the Interfax news agency reported.