Main news of February 21

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Ukraine's president-elect Viktor Yanukovych said on the Ukraina TV channel that he expects a new parliamentary coalition will be formed by the end of next week

* Ukraine's president-elect Viktor Yanukovych named three candidates for the prime ministerial post

RUSSIA

* A total of 4,000 representatives of Russia's opposition parties and their supporters took out to the streets in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk protesting against rising prices for energy, heating and communal services, the Communist Party said

SPORT

* Russia's Evgeny Ustyugov won the gold medal in the men's biathlon 15 km mass start at the Vancouver Winter Olympics

* The president of the International Olympic Committee has criticized Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko for his behavior after Thursday's men's free skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver

* Russia's Evgeni Plushenko, who hoped to become the first repeat men's Olympic gold medalist since 1952, but won silver in the free skate in Vancouver, said on Sunday he hoped to perform at the 2014 Sochi Olympics

* Russia failed to win any medals on the 9th day of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, falling to the 12th place in gold and other medal count, although Russian athletes were close to claim victory in two competitions on Saturday night