Viktor Yanukovych says his government has `` fulfilled all its obligations '' Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Cabinet resigned Tuesday , hours before Parliament annulled draconian anti-protest laws that sparked violent confrontations between police and demonstrators . Yanukovych is out on sick leave after an acute respiratory disease , his office says . The Ukrainian president said he would not seek a third term in the presidential election scheduled for May 25 and that he had asked parliament to elect him as prime minister by June 30. The amnesty law says protesters must vacate seized buildings and unblock streets .
Viktor Yanukovych says his government has `` fulfilled all its obligations '' Yanukovych is out on sick leave after an acute respiratory disease , his office says . The Ukrainian president said he would not seek a third term in the presidential election scheduled for May 25 and that he had asked parliament to elect him as prime minister by June 30. The amnesty law says protesters must vacate seized buildings and unblock streets .