Ukraine’s Communists collect signatures in favour of referendum on joining Customs Union

KIEV, November 22, 22:41 /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine’s Communist Party has already collected 3.5 million signatures in favour of a national referendum on joining the Customs Union [of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan], leader of Ukrainian Communists and members of the national parliament Petr Simonenko told Itar-Tass on Friday.

“We are through we the entire procedure in strict compliance with the current laws and have collected 3.5 million signatures even in a shorter time than the 39-day period established by the law,” he said. “It was much more difficult to collect signatures in Ukraine’s western regions, where nationalists have more influence.