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John McCain tells Ukraine protesters: 'We are here to support your just cause'

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• GOP senator in Ukraine to support pro-EU protests

Senator John McCain on Sunday told thousands of Ukrainian protesters camped on Kiev's main square that Ukraine's destiny lay in Europe and that it would make Europe better.

"Ukraine will make Europe better and Europe will make Ukraine better," he said to crowds protesting against President Viktor Yanukovich's U-turn in trade policy away from Europe towards Russia.

"We are here to support your just cause, the sovereign right of Ukraine to determine its own destiny freely and independently. And the destiny you seek lies in Europe," said McCain, a leading Republican voice on US foreign policy.

John McCain tells Ukraine protesters: 'We are here to support your just cause' | Ukraine | The Guardian