Russia: Ukraine Can't Be In Both EU, Customs Union

Russia: Ukraine Can't Be In Both EU, Customs Union:

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (left) meets with his Ukrainian counterpart, Mykola Azarov, in Gorki on August 26.

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov says Ukraine cannot be in the European Union and the Russian-led Customs Union at the same time.

Shuvalov made the remark after talks between Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov in Moscow.

Earlier, Medvedev urged Azarov to discuss "the legal, organizational, and economic consequences" if Kyiv signs a free-trade agreement with the European Union.

Moscow wants Kyiv to abandon a possible association agreement with the EU and is pushing it to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan instead."

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