Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has predicted his country will join the EU within 10 years, national TV channel 112 reports. The former Soviet country has pursued a stop-and-start process of deepening ties with the EU for over a decade, with presidential and parliamentary elections largely contested between pro-Russian and pro-European parties. Since 2014, when pro-European activists toppled an increasingly pro-Russian government after then-president Viktor Yanukovych's decision to turn his back on an EU association deal, Kyiv has renewed its EU pursuit.
Newsweek: Groysman predicts EU membership in 10 years
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman speaks to his Danish counterpart during their bilateral talks in Kyiv on April 19, 2016.
