Russia has always used advantages of the democratic systems in neighbouring states in order to absorb them, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in his address on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of beginning of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-1921, Ukrinform reports.
The PACE Monitoring Committee has approved a report on the functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine. A relevant draft resolution will be considered at a PACE session in Strasburg on January 23-27, according to the PACE official website.