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Dutch referendum shakes Ukraine


KIEV — Dutch voters’ resounding rejection of an EU-Ukraine Association Agreement has sent shockwaves through Ukraine’s political establishment, exacerbating the country’s already deep political crisis.
President Petro Poroshenko tried to put a positive spin on Wednesday’s non-binding referendum, in which more than 60 percent of Dutch voters came out against ratifying the trade deal between Brussels and Kiev.

“We will continue our movement towards the European Union,” Poroshenko said during an official visit to Japan.
But the president is under siege from all sides, including the country’s Western backers, who are growing frustrated with its ongoing political disarray and lack of movement on …read more

Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition

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