CCTV9英语新闻：乌克兰议会在基辅举行会议（在线收听）

Lawmakers in Ukraine have met in Parliament to discuss whether to hold a national referendum on federalization. 

Acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov also gave a statement on the current situation in the country. A more federal structure of governance has been touted as a possible political reform as an olive branch to pro-Russia activists in the country’s east.

Earlier, on Monday, Pro-Russia activists clashed with protesters holding a pro-Ukraine rally in the eastern city of Donetsk. Police attempted to hold back the pro-Russians, some of whom had bats and shields, but then largely stood aside as dozens of protesters were battered.

The European Union has released the names of 15 new targets of sanctions because of their alleged roles in the Ukraine crisis. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak and pro-Russia activists' leaders in Crimea and the eastern Ukrainian cities of Lugansk and Donetsk were also on the list.