Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, called it the collapse of the “paper curtain.” Since June 11, when 30 European countries began waiving short-stay visa requirements for Ukrainians as an incentive for Kyiv to pursue further reforms, tens of thousands of Ukrainians have flocked to those nations.
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New York Times: Europe dismantles Ukraine’s ‘paper curtain’
A Ukrainian woman smiles at Kyiv's airport Boryspil on June 11 after she and her husband checked in for a flight to Amsterdam on the first day of visa-free travel to the European Union.
