EU Commissioner proposes plan to end Ukraine’s crisis

European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule has presented a plan to resolve the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine.

“Following my talks here, I realized the need to take urgent steps towards constitutional reforms, the formation of a new inclusive government and holding free and fair elections,” Fule told reporters at a media conference here Thursday.

Fule said he was talking not about early elections, but about the regular presidential vote scheduled for March 2015.

The EU was ready to provide Ukraine with financial support if Kiev implemented reforms needed to end the political turmoil, Fule said, without giving further details.