EU agrees to speed up Ukraine deal amid Russian pressure | GlobalPost:
"European Union states agreed on Monday to implement a free trade accord with Ukraine immediately after it is signed, amid Russian pressure on Kiev against the landmark deal.
Lithuania, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said envoys from member states agreed Monday that most of the deal could be applied without a lengthy ratification process.
"Once it is signed, it will be possible to implement around 90 percent of the free trade agreement, without a ratification process," the Baltic state's foreign minister Linas Linkevicius told AFP late Monday.
He said this would ensure the process could not be reversed, and that reforms continued in Ukraine."
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