The head of the Ukrainian secret service, Valeriy Khoroshkovsky, is hosting a luxurious dinner for MEPs in Brussels as the country's new administration continues its campaign to legitimise itself in the eyes of the EU.
At a time of national austerity under IMF bail-out conditions, Kiev is sparing no expense on its public relations effort by inviting around 15 euro-deputies to dinner on Tuesday (9 November) in
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