McCain to discuss corruption in Ukraine at upcoming meeting with Poroshenko, Yatsenyuk

By Interfax-Ukraine.

Published Sept. 23, 2015 at 5:09 pm

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a discussion at the Hudson Institute July 21, 2015 in Washington, DC.

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ODESA - U.S. Senator John McCain will meet with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk to discuss combating corruption in the country and other issues.

At a briefing in Odesa on Sept. 23, McCain said that the issue of corruption requires special attention, and though definite success has been achieved, a lot remains to be done for Ukrainians to really feel that they live in a new country.

For his part, Head of Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili confirmed that McCain will meet with Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk.