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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he signed an order on the withdrawal of all Ukrainian representatives from all statutory bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

“I have signed an order on the withdrawal of all Ukrainian representatives from all CIS statutory bodies today. We have nothing to do there; we are headed for Europe,” Poroshenko said during the Day of Europe celebrations in Vinnytsia on Saturday.

The future of Ukraine lies in Europe, Poroshenko said.