Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked his French counterpart François Hollande to help Ukrainian football fans get visas for Euro 2016, which kicks off on June 10.
Poroshenko’s office said in a statement Monday that he asked Hollande “to facilitate the issuance of visas for Ukrainian fans who are planning to visit the European Football Championship.”
The tournament starts on Friday, but 100 Ukrainians have been denied visas and thousands more are waiting for an answer, according to a petition sent by fans to Isabelle Dumont, France’s ambassador to Ukraine.Also On PoliticoAfD leader says soccer team no longer German ‘in the classical sense’Vince …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
