Ukraine PM Yatseniuk tenders resignation

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has tendered his resignation in a televised broadcast.

"I took the decision to resign as prime minister of Ukraine," he said on Sunday.

"On Tuesday, April 12, I will submit it to parliament.

"My decision is based on a several reasons - the political crisis in the government has been unleashed artificially, the desire to change one person has blinded politicians and paralysed their will to bring about real changes in the country," he said.