Poroshenko expresses disappointment over Brexit vote
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko express his disappointment with the UK’s decision to leave the EU, and said he hopes that Brexit will not affect the extension of sanctions against Russia, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
“I hope that sanctions against Russia as an aggressor country will continue,” Poroshenko wrote on Facebook.
The Ukrainian President added that he believes the UK will remain part of a “united Europe”, despite the Brexit vote.
“I believe that, despite the results of the referendum, the United Kingdom and Europe will still defend common European values,” he stated.
The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union through a national referendum on Thursday. 52% of voters wished to leave the EU, and 48% voted to remain.