Ukraine waits for new Prime Minister, Catherine Ashton in Kiev Ukraine issued an arrest warrant Monday for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych over the "mass murder" of protesters and appealed for $35 billion in Western aid to pull the crisis-hit country from the brink of economic collapse. The dramatic announcements by the ex-Soviet nation's new Western-leaning team -- approved by parliament over a chaotic weekend that saw the pro-Russian leader go into hiding -- came as EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton arrived in Kiev to buttress its sudden tilt away from Moscow. Images.