The Obama administration is wasting no time in showing support for the new government forming in Ukraine. The State Department has announced that Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will visit Kiev, Ukraine on a February 25 to 26 trip that will include a stop in Istanbul, Turkey, as well.  Burns plans to meet with acting President Turchynov in addition to various civic, business and political representatives. The portion of the press release relating to Ukraine reads as follows:

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