President : ` ` No time should be lost '' in this matter , Biden tells Yanukovych . Government pledges amnesty , end to anti - protest laws . Meanwhile , Tymoshenko calls on opposition to stand down . The Ukrainian parliament will hold a special session Tuesday .
NEW : `` No time should be lost '' in defusing crisis , Biden tells Yanukovych . Government pledges amnesty , end to anti-protest laws . Jailed Yulia Tymoshenko calls on opposition to stand firm . The Ukrainian parliament will hold a special session Tuesday .