KIEV, June 16 – President Petro Poroshenko has said that this week he will sign draft amendments to Ukraine's constitution to de-centralize powers, which he will then table in parliament.

"I think that this week I will sign draft amendments to the Constitution and table them in parliament," he said at a National Security and Defense Council meeting on Monday.

He also expressed hope that the draft Constitutional amendments would be sent to the Venice Commission this week.