EU signs trade agreement with Ukraine and threatens for sanctions against Russia



The EU has signed a free trade agreement with Ukraine on Friday and threatened to impose further sanctions on Russia if not taken by rebels loyal to Moscow steps toward ending the crisis in eastern country by Monday.
 
The president arrived in the Ukrainian Petro Poroshenko to Brussels to sign a free trade agreement and political cooperation was the main reason behind the political turmoil and violence that lasted for months in his country.
 
Russia has threatened to immediately "dire consequences."
 
And Moldova and Georgia signed similar agreements allow integrated economically strong and allow the entry of citizens of the European Union's 500 million people without restrictions, sparking concern Moscow, which fears the loss of influence in the former Soviet republics.
 
The student leaders of the European Union meeting in Brussels agreed that the Ukrainians by the rebels on Monday to check on the arrangements of the cease-fire and re border checkpoints to the Ukrainian authorities and the release of detainees and the start of serious talks on the implementation of a peace plan put Poroshenko.
 
The leaders said in a statement that the governments of the European Union "will assess the situation and will take the necessary decisions if necessary." They said that they are ready to meet again at any time to impose significant penalties on Russia.
 
Diplomats told Reuters that if the rebels did not work Ukrainians to stop the escalation of tensions, the EU may extend sanctions against Russia next week to include a freeze on the assets of more people and businesses. The list is already more than 60 names.
 
Although a list of painful economic sanctions on Russia, the EU seems unwilling to be imposed because of fears of some members of the anti-largest supplier of energy for them.
 
Poroshenko said at a news conference in Brussels, "we talk about possible sanctions on Russia, but we are not obliged to impose sanctions for sanctions., We need to dialogue. Wish to happen this dialogue and we will have a real cease-fire."
 
Poroshenko has been developing a plan for peace from a 15-point aimed at defusing the crisis in eastern Ukraine, where hundreds have been killed in clashes between security forces and rebels loyal to Russia. It is scheduled to end a cease-fire lasted a week later on Friday.
 
Poroshenko said on Friday he would make a decision on the extension of the cease-fire in the east of the country when he returns to Kiev after the European Union summit in Brussels.
 
But diplomats said that the EU Poroshenko told the leaders of France and Germany that he proposes to extend the ceasefire for three days to coincide with the deadline set by the European Union.
 
She Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, in the end, it aims to join the EU, but Brussels is no longer granting membership of the three countries because of pressure from voters worried about the enlargement of the Union.
 
He was the former president of the Ukrainian pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovich has turned his back to the Convention in November and favored closer ties with Moscow, which led to protests continued for months to oust him and then at the end of it and escape from the Ukraine.
 
Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula to the territory later railed wrath of the United States, the European Union and imposed sanctions on Moscow also began pro-Russia separatist rebellion in the east of Ukraine.
 
He said Poroshenko, who described the day ‭ ‭ ‬ ‭ ‬ ‬ Friday after signing the agreement that the most important day in the country since its independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991 "during the last months Ukraine paid the price for the largest possible to achieve her dreams of Europe."
 
The news agency Interfax reported that Gregory Karasin, Deputy Russian Foreign Minister said that signing the agreement would have "serious consequences" on Ukraine.
 
Poroshenko urged the European Union to Ukraine match bonus sacrifices by undertaking the premises in Union membership as soon as they are ready for it. He added that the pledge "will not cost the EU anything but mean a lot to my country."
 
The head of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said the agreements signed on Friday, "is not the last stage of our cooperation," but did not address the possibility of acceding to the European Union at the end.
 
The prime ministers of Moldova Yuri Ianka for his country also hopes to join the European Union said on Thursday he hoped to make a request of Moldova joining the EU in the second half of 2015.
 
Russia responded that fought Georgia in 2008 on the attempts of its neighbors closer to the EU punitive measures business. Union officials fear a repeat of this.
 
Union officials say that Russia is threatened through diplomatic talks to abolish duty-free benefit Ukraine currently as a member of the Free Trade Agreement of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
 
The senior European official described the Russian threat as "very shocking" and another said the move represents a violation of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the rules of the World Trade Organization.
 
Moscow fears that Ukraine re-export products to the European Union, Russia, bypassing customs imposed by Russia to protect its products.
 
And cut Russia's Gazprom energy giant gas supplies to Kiev last week after failing to pay debts owed ​​by Ukraine.
 
The data show that the European Union to Ukraine issued goods worth 23.9 billion euros (33 billion dollars) in 2013 and the total value of its imports, including 13.8 billion euros.
 
And insist the European Union in the framework of the Convention to be applied Ukraine standards of human rights, democracy and fight corruption and strengthen the rule of law and conduct reforms to its economy

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