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Reuters: Poroshenko says Ukrainians at risk of losing faith in EU path

Published Jan. 17, 2017 at 10:08 am

Ukrainian anti-government protesters are pictured through a flag of the European Union as they rally on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv on Nov. 26, 2013.

Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Jan. 16 Ukrainians risked becoming disillusioned with Ukraine’s pro-European path if there are further delays to plans to cement its closer integration with the European Union.

The European Union reached an agreement on visa waivers for Ukraine in December, after weeks of stalling, but the decision has yet to come into effect.