Ukraine's Poroshenko to hear some praise, calls to do more at summit with EU


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  • Friday, 25 Nov 2016

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko greets European Parliament President Martin Schulz (L) next to EU Council President Donald Tusk and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) ahead of a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders reaffirmed support for carrying out a 2014 pact on closer ties with Ukraine but cited "limitations" amid divisions over how far to go with a country mired in intractable corruption and conflict.

Some in Ukraine feel the EU has not shown enough support in its confrontation with Russia and worry that promises by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to mend Washington's relations with Moscow could be come at their expense.

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