Ukraine should be part of EU, maintain good relations with Russia, says U.S. ambassador

Ukraine should be part of EU, maintain good relations with Russia, says U.S. ambassador:

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The United States sometimes experiences disappointment over the number of problems in Ukrainian politics, but it still hopes that the country will sign the Association Agreement with the European Union in November, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft has said.

"Sometimes we experience disappointment because of the lack of changes in Ukraine, or because of some specific problems. But I believe that the U.S. understands the central strategic importance of Ukraine today, as it did 20 years ago," the diplomat said in an interview with the Day newspaper published on Friday.

Tefft expressed said he hoped that Ukraine would meet all the necessary conditions for the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU in November, including that of the release of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko."

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