EU and USA must support legitimate President of Ukraine

Met dank overgenomen van J.C. (Hans) van Baalen i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 28 mei 2014, 13:39.

Hans van Baalen MEP, ALDE spokesman on Ukraine, commented on the elections in Ukraine, which took place last Sunday: 'While I congratulate the Ukrainian people and the President-elect on the running of the presidential elections in Ukraine on 25 May, the on-going violent clashes in Donetsk is deeply disturbing. The elections have confirmed and strengthened the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government and it is now time to end the violence, restore order and security throughout the eastern part of the country and engage in an inclusive and open political process to unite the country".

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