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KIEV dismissed on Wednesday night Dutch voters’ rejection of Ukraine’s relationship to the European Union.
Sixty-one per cent of voters in a Dutch referendum said No to an EU association agreement with the Ukrainian government — seen by Kiev as a major step toward full membership.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said before the vote that he would be forced to veto the Ukrainian agreement after a strong No vote, but turnout was only 32.2 per cent, only just above the 30 per cent validity threshold.
Faced with crises in every direction, Volodymr Zelensky is rewriting his country’s complex history by paying homage to the founding fathers of Ukrainian ultra-nationalism and courting their modern heirs, writes KENNY COYLE
Andy Burnham offers unconditional support for Zelensky but no solutions to the underlying conflict between the Nato/EU bloc and Russia, says NICK WRIGHT
