With one eye on Moscow, Europe presses Ukraine on reforms


Philip Hammond gestures during a news conference at the Department of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Manila January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Czar Dancel

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union pressed Ukraine authorities on Monday to overcome political feuding and implement promised reforms as it looks to shore up the country's democratic and economic credentials.

Having so far failed to end the Russian-backed war in eastern Ukraine, Kiev's western supporters are now seeking to shift the focus onto modernisation, concerned that the West's huge political investment in Ukraine could go to waste.

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