MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stepped up pressure on Ukraine on Monday to back down on plans to join an EU trade bloc, warning that Kiev would be barred from a customs union of former Soviet states if it signs an agreement with Europe.
Ukraine's hopes of signing a free-trade pact and other agreements with the European Union at a summit in November have caused concern in Moscow, which aims to derail Ukraine's pro-Europe policy and keep the country focused on the former Soviet bloc. It has already warned that Kiev would forfeit its special partner status with Russia if it goes ahead with signing the EU accords.
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