Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk (R) rides on an armored personnel carrier (APC) during a visit to the International Center of Peacekeeping and Security in Yavoriv, west of Lviv, in this file picture taken October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko/Pool/Files
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Sunday, paving the way for Western-backed coalition parties to nominate an ally of President Petro Poroshenko to try to form a more stable government.
Yatseniuk survived a no-confidence motion in February, but political infighting and graft scandals have fractured the ruling coalition and further delayed the disbursement of aid under a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund bailout programme.
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