The EU is set to relax visa rules for Ukraine at a summit in Helsinki today (27 October) but bilateral relations are becoming increasingly ambiguous as Brussels refuses to clarify its position on Kiev's EU accession hopes and Ukraine prime minister Viktor Yanukovych begins to rebuild relations with Russia.
"I am very pleased that the agreements on visa and readmission have been agreed," European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said on Thursday. "This means that Ukrainians will now...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.