Yatseniuk: FTA between Ukraine and the European Union does not threaten the Russian economy
When establishing the free trade between Ukraine and the European Union, the Russian economy will not get any losses, said the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, opening the meeting of the Ukrainian government. " Our position in regard to the Treaty on the free trade area is unchanged: no losses for the Russian economy from a free trade zone there can be no " - said Yatsenyuk, RIA " Novosti ". The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko before also said that the signing of the Treaty of Union between Ukraine and the EU is not exposed to risks to neighbouring countries. The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin at a meeting in Minsk showed that harm the Russian economy During the implementation of the Treaty on unification of Ukraine with the EU may be More than 100 billion rubles. It was said that during the talks in Minsk, where he was attended by the leaders of the countries of the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan), the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and senior Authorised EU, it was agreed to intensify the work of the tripartite group on the implementation of the agreement on Ukraine's European integration. But as said the Head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine will not change the text of the agreement of unity. Poroshenko made a promise to inform the EU on the implementation of the Treaty of Union on August 30. August 19, Deputy head of the presidential administration of Ukraine Valeriy Chaly said that the Association agreement between Ukraine and the EU will be ratified before the end of September. Remember, at the end of June, the EU and Ukraine signed the economic part of the agreement. The political part was signed by the new Ukrainian authorities in March immediately after the February coup d'etat. To the treaties entered into force, they must be ratified by the national parliaments of the EU and the European Parliament. The head of the government of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev A. said that Moscow in the event of a sufficiently serious risks for the Russian economy from the Association of Ukraine with the European Union wants to impose protective measures.