Moscow Has No Plans to Dissuade Kiev from Signing EU Deal | Business | The Moscow Times

Moscow Has No Plans to Dissuade Kiev from Signing EU Deal | Business | The Moscow Times:

"Moscow has no plans to dissuade Kiev from signing a free-trade deal with the European Union, a Russian government spokesman said ahead of Tuesday's meeting between Russian and Ukrainian premiers.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Kaluga, a city some 150 kilometers southwest of Moscow.

"Russia is not going to dissuade Ukraine from signing an association agreement and a free trade zone deal with the European Union, it is [Ukraine's] sovereign right," a government spokesman said. "We are just calling to thoroughly analyze all pros and cons of such a move."

"Russia is not pulling anyone into the Customs Union by force," he added."

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