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Czech diplomats complain that Ukrainian middlemen interfere in the process of visa application outside the Czech consulate in Kyiv, Ukrayinska Prava reports Jan. 7, citing Radio Praha. Illegal self-appointed middlemen demand payments from Ukrainians willing to get visa application forms, fill them in and submit to consular officials. Read the story here.