Russia has recalled its ambassador to Ukraine over what it described as the deteriorating situation in the country, reports BBC.

Moscow has condemned the removal of President Viktor Yanukovych, who was dismissed by MPs on Saturday.

Ukraine's newly appointed interim president, Olexander Turchynov, says the country will now focus on closer integration with the EU.

Mr Yanukovych's rejection of an EU trade deal in favor of closer ties with Russia had triggered the unrest.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is due to arrive in Kiev on Monday to discuss EU support "for a lasting solution to the political crisis and measures to stabilize the economic situation".

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US strongly supports the Ukrainian parliament's vote to impeach Mr Yanukovych and call elections, the central demand of months of protests.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine's opposition "had in effect seized power in Kiev, refused to disarm and continued to place its bets on violence".

He accused them of deviating from a political deal they signed with Mr Yanukovych on Friday, which aimed to end the protests after a week in which dozens of people were killed.

Russia said late on Sunday that it had recalled its ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov, for consultations.

The move was announced after Mr Turchynov, a close ally of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, gave a televised address following his appointment as interim president.

He vowed to set up a "government of the people", and said: "We have to return to the family of European countries."

He added: "We are ready for a dialogue with Russia... on a new, fair, equal and neighborly basis, acknowledging and taking into account Ukraine's European choice."

Mr Turchynov said MPs had until Tuesday to form a new unity government.