Arsen Avakov (2ndL), Ukraine's newly appointed Interior minister, applauds during a Parliament session in Kiev on February 22, 2014. Avakov, a close ally of Ukraine's jailed opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko was named interim interior minister on February 22, replacing a man blamed for ordering police to open fire on protesters. He was elected to the post during an animated parliament session shortly after Tymoshenko's right-hand man was voted in as parliament speaker, as the regime of embattled president Viktor Yanukovych appeared close to collapse. AFP PHOTO/ YURY KIRNICHNY

Arsen Avakov , Ukraine's newly appointed Interior minister, speaks during a session at the Pariliament in Kiev on February 22, 2014. Avakov, a close ally of Ukraine's jailed opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko was named interim interior minister on February 22, replacing a man blamed for ordering police to open fire on protesters. He was elected to the post during an animated parliament session shortly after Tymoshenko's right-hand man was voted in as parliament speaker, as the regime of embattled president Viktor Yanukovych appeared close to collapse. AFP PHOTO/ YURY KIRNICHNY