On 5 October 2009, the Chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on issues of European integration Borys Tarasyuk commented "the EU see the implementation of a free visa regime for Ukrainians travelling to member states of the European Union only as a long-term prospect".
Pada tanggal 5 Oktober 2009, Ketua Komite Mengenai Integrasi Uni Eropa di Verkhovna Rada Borys Tarasyuk berkomentar "Uni Eropa hanya memandang implementasi kebijakan bebas visa untuk warga Ukraina dapat bebas berpergian ke negara anggota Uni Eropa sebatas prospek jangka panjang".