Thursday, November 21, 2013

Ukraine Refuses To Free Ex-Leader, Suspends Preparations For EU Trade Agreement



Ukraine Suspends Talks On EU Trade Pact As Putin Wins Tug Of War -- The Guardian

Ukraine was due to sign accord at summit next week but MPs reject key bills, especially on freeing Yulia Tymoshenko from jail

A European Union summit focused on the fate of Ukraine looks likely to become a debacle after President Viktor Yanukovych ordered the suspension of preparations for a historic pact between Kiev and Brussels aimed at shifting the country out of the Kremlin's orbit.

The announcement signalled that the tug-of-war between Europe and Russia for the future of Ukraine has swung in favour of Moscow. Following talks between the Russian and Ukrainian prime ministers, a government decree abruptly suspended preparations for the signing of a trade pact and political association agreement between Ukraine and the EU at a summit next week in Lithuania.

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Ukraine Suspends Talks On An EU Trade Pact

Ukraine drops plan to go West, turns East -- Reuters
Ukraine suspends preparations for signing EU deal -- Washington Post/AP
Ukraine, under pressure from Russia, puts brakes on E.U. deal -- Washington Post
Ukraine Refuses to Free Ex-Leader, Raising Concerns Over EU Talks -- New York Times
Ukraine Drops Plan to Go West, Turns East -- Voice of America
Ukraine Halts Plan to Sign EU Trade Deal -- Spiegel Online
EU says disappointed with Ukraine' shift to the East -- Reuters

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