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The coming month the Netherlands will see more campaigning ahead of the EU-Ukraine treaty referendum (Photo: Gerard Stolk)

Ukraine MPs ask Dutch voters for 'solidarity'

The leader of the largest political party in the Ukrainian parliament has called on Dutch voters to show a “sign of solidarity” with Ukrainian soldiers by voting Yes in the upcoming referendum on a trade treaty between the EU and Ukraine.

“Our soldiers are fighting not only for Ukraine, they are fighting for the world order that was challenged by [Russian president] Putin,” said Yurii Lutsenko of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc on Monday (29 February).

“We will be, and we are, prepared ...

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