Russia does not consider the desire of Kiev to strengthen ties with the EU negative factor, but nourishes the hope that this will harm the legitimate desire of the Russian capital, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov In..
"We do not consider the aspirations of our neighbors to strengthen ties with the European Union as a tragedy, though, of course, to achieve this in a positive way, ought by promoting ties with the European Union, not to undermine the legitimate aspirations of the Russian Federation and other countries that coexist with one or another state applicant for the development of relations with the European Union," Lavrov said, RIA " Novosti ". A free trade area between Ukraine and the European Union, the introduction of which is part of the Treaty on the unity must earn in full from 1 January 2016. Russia made a proposal to postpone the introduction of the free trade zone before January 1, 2017, however, Kiev has not shown enthusiasm in this matter. At the end of April, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that Kiev wants for 5 years to provide the implementation of the agreement with the European Union about the unity and achieve the conditions for applying for EU membership. Recall, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the European Parliament on 16 September 2014 ratified the Association agreement between Kyiv and Brussels, however, the use of a free trade agreement has been postponed 2016.
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