EU approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians. Ukraine was gradually "becoming part of a common European civilization"

The European Union approved visa-free travel for Ukrainians Thursday, fulfilling a key promise to cement ties with Kiev as it remains embroiled in a deadly conflict with pro-Russian insurgents.


"YES, we did it!" Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Facebook after the Brussels decision, which the former Soviet republic has been trying to clinch for years.

"It feels like coming home after a long and exhausting journey," the pro-Western leader said, adding that Ukraine was gradually "becoming part of a common European civilization".
 [dailystar.com.lb/AFP]
11/5/17