The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Prevention and Combating Corruption requested the Prosecutor-General's Office of Ukraine to verify the NGOs' meeting legitimacy to voting civic representatives to the Selection Panel to pick member candidates for the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC). The meeting was held on 17 May and chaired by Mr. Roman Hreba, Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

With tensions and mistrust growing in Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to help the key actors calm the situation and work toward a durable and fair political solution, ahead of closed-door Security Council consultations on the crisis.

The Secretary-General is shocked and gravely concerned about the escalation of violence in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, which has resulted in further fatalities and injuries. He reiterates to all sides that the use of violence is unacceptable.