Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov has resigned. The proper statement posted on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers. According to the Premier, this decision he has taken "with the aim to create auxiliary powers for political compromise, because of the peaceful settlement of the incident, as well as due to preserve the unity of Ukraine. Evaluating its own work on the post of the head of government, Azarov said that "all these difficult years did everything so that Ukraine would do well to develop as a democratic European state". "I took the decision in the interests of the people of Ukraine. And in consequence can openly look into the eyes of every native of our state," he said. The resignation of the government Azarov earlier repeatedly demanded allies of the opposition staging anti-government protests in Kiev and other settlements of the country. Among other things, he blamed the failure of the planned signing of the Association agreement and free trade zone with the EU. This, remember, at the end of last year was the pretext for the start of "Euromayday" - campaign in support of European integration and for the change of power in Ukraine. Mykola Azarov in the past led the tax administration of Ukraine, and later held the post of the Ministry of Finance. The government he headed in early 2010, after the victory of Viktor Yanukovych in the presidential elections. After the parliamentary elections of 2012, he was again confirmed at the Prime Minister's office. It shall be noted that the position Azarov long before his resignation was proposed by the opposition. This became known last weekend after negotiations Yanukovych with opposition leaders. To take over as Prime Minister was invited to the representative of "Batkivshchyna" Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Himself Yatseniuk, explaining it previously announced that the opposition is ready to take responsibility for the fate of the country". However later said that the offer is refused. With such statement was made by the leader of the "UDAR" Vitali Klitschko, which the authorities proposed to become Deputy Prime Minister. Tuesday, January 28, in Kiev held an extraordinary session of the Verkhovna Rada, which is expected to be considered by the opposition to the authorities of the state. It was expected that among other things there will be discussed the question of "responsible government" (this was told by the Minister of justice Elena Lukash). Besides all this, it is presumed the abolition of the controversial laws, adopted by the parliamentary majority in the middle of January (these laws have tightened the rules for holding rallies and used criminal responsibility for the threats of the authorities in online). Anti-government protests in Ukraine are already about 2 months. To make concessions to the authorities agreed after not so long ago, the recent aggravation of the situation in the center of Kiev, where started the conflict with the bodies of internal Affairs, and the seizure of the regional administrations of supporters of opposition in Western powers. The opposition urges including the conduct of preterm parliamentary and presidential elections. Remember inter alia, the right wing opposition - national-radical Association "Right branch" - not so long ago declared themselves responsible for a "revolution" in Ukraine. Nationalists, who are skeptical about opposition politicians, leading negotiations with the authorities say they will strive for "absolute restart the authorities".