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Ukrainians can now travel without a visa to the EU for 90 days. Credit: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

The move marks Ukraines desired rapprochement to the EU bloc in the wake of 2014 protests against the then

By Joanna Plucinska

6/11/17, 12:05 PM CET

Updated 6/11/17, 12:05 PM CET

Hundreds of Ukrainians entered the EU on Sunday, marking the first day of visa-free travel into the EU for Ukraine, according to Agence France-Presse.

The move marks Ukraines desired rapprochement with the EU bloc in the wake of protests in 2014 which overthrew the pro-Russian government, followed by Russias annexation of Crimea.

The measure symbolises a final breakaway of our state from the Russian empire, Poroshenko proclaimed to a group gathered in theEuropean Square in Kiev Saturday, according to AFP.

The EU approved the movein Mayin exchange for anti-corruption measures and reforms.

Ukrainians can now travel without a visa to the EU for 90 days in any given 180-day period. They need to have biometric passports, which store personal data and fingerprints, to benefit from the new rules.

Visa liberalisation talks between Kiev and Brussels began in 2008.

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