Staking a firm pro-Western stance, Poroshenko said his second term would be capped in 2024 with a formal petition to join the EU

Staking a firm pro-Western stance, Poroshenko said his second term would be capped in 2024 with a formal petition to join the EU. Addressing thousands of supporters, he asked “voters for a mandate to ensure the irreversibility of the country’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration and our independence.”