Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko says his country will apply for membership to the European Union in 2020 as part of a broader plan for social and economic reforms.
Poroshenko says those reforms which will prepare Ukraine to apply for EU membership.
Ukraine’s desire for European integration, and Russia’s opposition to it, sparked last year’s protests which resulted in the ousting of former leader Viktor Yanukovych and Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Wednesday has appealed to the international community to keep sanctions against Russia in place until Kyiv regains “control of its entire territory,” including Crimea.
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Source: Voice of America
