EU, Russia, Ukraine to hold joint trade talks on Dec 1

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union, Russia and Ukraine will hold three-way trade talks in Brussels on Dec. 1, the EU said on Monday, in the latest effort to overcome Moscow's opposition to an EU-Ukraine trade pact that is due to take effect in January.

European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom spoke by telephone on Monday with Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev.