The European External Action Service spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic, called on Ukraine to respect the rules in force regarding OSCE/ODIHR election observation on Friday 8 February.
The day before, the Ukrainian Parliament had adopted a bill prohibiting Russian citizens from coming to the country as observers in presidential and parliamentary elections. These elections are scheduled for 31 March and 27 October respectively.
"The EU attaches very high importance to the election observation...