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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10904

22 August 2013
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) ukraine
EU believes Russia's economic threats are unacceptable

Brussels, 21/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - Any economic threat from Russia towards Ukraine and linked to Kiev's possible signing of the association agreement with the EU with a free trade area (DCFTA) is unacceptable, a European Commission spokesperson told EUROPE on 20 August. Several Russian leaders have stressed that this agreement would lead to a permanent tightening of customs procedures for the entry of Ukrainian products to Russia. The Commission wonders about the foundations of the...