Ukrainian politicians cannot win the full trust of the European Union, which refers to their Eastern neighbor "playfully condescending," said head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov.
"The only thing that took a Yatsenyuk summit in Riga - jokingly condescending kiss on the forehead from Juncker (President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker - approx. Ed.). It is evident that Brussels had decided that was enough, " Pushkov wrote on his page century
according to the results of the summit, held may 21-22 in Riga, adopted a Declaration, which emphasizes support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine, and calls for full implementation of the Minsk agreements for Donbass. The summit in the final Declaration called for the investigation of the crash Boeing in Ukraine and punish. In the final document there was no provision of granting Georgia and Ukraine visa-free regime in 2016.
"Eastern partnership" includes the EU and six countries - former Soviet republics: Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Belarus. In 2014 Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia signed the Treaty on the Union with the EU.
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