Referendum 'grist for the mill' Russia 'Dutch hostage to political game'

The initiators of the referendum simply responding "consciously or unconsciously" Russian aggression in the card, says the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko today in an interview with NRC.

Dutch hostage politics game
"Putin's policy is a problem for the whole world. Everyone should know that a vote in the referendum is a vote for or against the Ukrainians who gave their lives for European values. I abhor the idea that the Dutch hostages of a political game, "said Porosjenko.

Porosjenko said he hoped he still experiencing that Ukraine will join the EU. "After my first or second term as president, I dream of becoming a member of the European Parliament on behalf of Ukraine." His current term runs until 2019, any second to 2024.

Meeting with King Willem-Alexander
Today and tomorrow, the Ukrainian president visited the Netherlands. It will include a meeting with King Willem-Alexander, Prime Minister Rutte and the chairmen of the Senate and House. Also will speak the Ukrainian head of state leaders from the Dutch business community.

This afternoon Porosjenko received by Rutte for a working lunch at the prime minister's residence. It also made ​​available to the foreign ministers of both countries. It is among the topics discussed bilateral relations and the recent developments in Ukraine. Later in the day received in audience by the king Porosjenko Eikenhorst in Wassenaar.

It is the first time the president visits since taking office in 2014 in the Netherlands.