What is Ukraine's association agreement with the EU?


  • World
  • Thursday, 26 Jun 2014

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - After months of upheaval, Ukraine will complete a broad political and trade accord with the European Union on Friday, making a historic shift away from Russia and closer to the West.

The signing is a victory for pro-EU Ukrainians who drove Russian-backed president Viktor Yanukovich from power after he abandoned the pact last year in favour of cash from Moscow. New President Petro Poroshenko hopes to bind the nation of 45 million to the European Union via the accord.

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