The upcoming summit of the EU - Ukraine will become a symbolic event, a sharp increase in financial aid to Kiev is not worth waiting, says the head of the international Department of the state Duma Alexei Pushkov. "This summit will be of a largely politically symbolic. Symbols are important in politics, but not everything comes down to the characters in the context of fulfilment of the hopes, which in Ukraine was connected with the Association with the EU, I think much progress will not be ", - Pushkov said at a press conference on Thursday. according to his statement to wait to increase financial assistance to Ukraine is not worth it, and solve the visa issue. "There is the question of how will continue to develop and Ukraine is the European Union ready to ensure that this to take the burden entirely on their own shoulders, or should it be viewed in a broader context, and as part of the negotiations with Russia ", - said Pushkov.