WORST PART OF UKRAINE'S CRISIS OVER - PRESIDENT POROSHENKO (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, September 25, 2014, 10:47

President Poroshenko said he wanted Ukraine to apply for EU membership in 2020

The "most dangerous" part of Ukraine's conflict in the east is over, President Petro Poroshenko has said.

He said he had "no doubt that my peace plan will work", referring to deals with pro-Russian rebels this month.

He also unveiled a wide-ranging reform plan to get Ukraine ready to apply for EU membership in 2020.

Russia denies arming the rebels and sending troops into the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. About 3,200 people have died in fighting since April.

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