Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that the domestic political crisis has been created artificially for the purpose of early elections, and urged all forces to continue the country's reforms.

"...The purpose of this provoked political crisis is to conduct early elections, which effectively is none other than struggle for power(...) We appeal to all responsible political forces, to the president of the country, to the public that we need to move further toward change and reform," the premier told his government on Wednesday.