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Ukraine's deputy foreign minister has launched a scathing attack on EU member states for refusing to discuss the thorny issue of visa liberalisation. At present, Europeans wishing to visit Ukraine do not need a visa and Kyiv eventually wants reciprocal visa-free facilities for its citizens travelling to the EU.Speaking at a breakfast briefing in Brussels on Nov. 19, Kostiantyn Yelisyeiev stressed, "We are not asking for the immediate introduction of a visa-free regime because we realise we have to take certain measures. But what we are saying is that the EU should be doing much more to help facilitate this." Read the story here.