Russia to set own barriers in response to Ukraine's EU trade pact


  • World
  • Wednesday, 25 Jun 2014

MOSCOW (Reuters) - With Ukraine set to sign a free trade pact with the European Union on Friday, Russia has said it is likely to respond with trade barriers without seeking approval from Belarus and Kazakhstan, its partners in a customs union.

Ukraine is due to sign the second part of its association agreement with the EU on June 27. The pact has been at the heart of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine since last year, when Moscow put pressure on Kiev to shun the EU in favour of joining its own Eurasian Economic Union.

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