A woman plays a violin in a protesters camp at Independence Square in central Kiev February 4, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If there is a consistent message the European Union has tried to send since Ukraine rejected a trade deal last November in favour of stronger ties with Moscow, it is that it does not want to end up in a tug-of-war with Russia.
But whether the EU likes it or not, that is precisely what has come to pass and the future of Ukraine - its 46 million people and its faltering economy - hangs in the balance.
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