| Author (Corporate) | BBC |
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| Series Title | BBC News |
| Series Details | 18.09.13 |
| Publication Date | 18/09/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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Ukrainian government ministers have approved a draft agreement with the EU, which includes a free trade pact. The EU and Ukraine also took steps towards the creation of a “common knowledge and innovation space”, during a conference organised by the Lithuanian presidency of the EU on the 30 September and 1 October 2013. In September 2013, EUObserver and EurActiv also reported on the warnings and threats made by Russia against the Ukrainian move of signing a pact with the EU. Speaking at a conference in Yalta, Sergei Glazyev, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Russia would economically ruin Ukraine if it took the EU path. On the 23 September, Russia issued one more warning saying Moscow could respond with protectionist barriers if its former Soviet ally joined a free trade pact with the European Union. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24151250 |
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| Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Europe, Ukraine |
