Petro tells cabinet to consider ‘briefly’ closing Russia border
26 Sept 2014 5:59 AM IST
The decree published on the presidential website orders the government ‘to settle the issue of temporary closing checkpoints on Ukraine’s state border with the Russian Federation to cars, sea and pedestrian traffic.’ Poroshenko’s decree said it was issued ‘in connection with the continued intervention of the Russian Federation in Ukraine’s internal affairs.
On another note, Poroshenko also said that he sees the country applying for Europian Union membership ‘in six years time’.
He said that he would present a broad plan of social and economic reforms later on Thursday which would allow the former Soviet republic to apply for membership of the European Union in six years.
Ukraine’s parliament ratified a landmark association agreement with the EU on 16 Sept. though implementation of the trade part of the agreement has been delayed until Jan 2016 to appease Russia, which says the pact will hurt its markets.
Poroshenko, speaking to the country’s judiciary, also said that for the first time in many months no deaths or wounded had been reported in the past 24 hours in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, indicating that a ceasefire ‘has finally begun working’.
On another note, Poroshenko also said that he sees the country applying for Europian Union membership ‘in six years time’.
He said that he would present a broad plan of social and economic reforms later on Thursday which would allow the former Soviet republic to apply for membership of the European Union in six years.
Ukraine’s parliament ratified a landmark association agreement with the EU on 16 Sept. though implementation of the trade part of the agreement has been delayed until Jan 2016 to appease Russia, which says the pact will hurt its markets.
Poroshenko, speaking to the country’s judiciary, also said that for the first time in many months no deaths or wounded had been reported in the past 24 hours in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, indicating that a ceasefire ‘has finally begun working’.
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