AKIPRESS.COM - Poland's foreign ministry has said that presidential elections in Ukraine, won by Petro Poroshenko, were conducted in a democratic way, though it regrets many voters in the east were unable to cast votes.

The foreign ministry with satisfaction notes the course and organisation of the presidential election in Ukraine on 25 May. "We agree with the preliminary assessment by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe that the election was held in line with democratic standards,” a statement by ministry spokesman Marcin Wojciechowski says.

“We note with regret the fact that not all Ukrainian citizens were able to go to the polling stations. However, in our view the problems with enabling the election in the provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk and in the Crimean Peninsula by no means take away the election’s democratic legitimacy,” the statement by Poland's foreign ministry says.

“Poland declares its comprehensive help and support in implementing pro-European reforms in Ukraine,” the statement concludes.