Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed that on Friday, December 18, the European Commission will publish a report on Ukraine's readiness to receive the visa-free regime with the EU.

"Poroshenko expressed his conviction that the European Union will take a positive decision, taking into account the future positive conclusion of the European Commission on the introduction of a visa-free regime with Ukraine," the Ukrainian president's press service reported citing Poroshenko's talks with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.