EU says Ukraine deal 'not detrimental' to Russia
European Union foreign ministers, including Luxembourg's Jean Asselborn on Monday sought to reassure their Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that a possible partnership deal with Ukraine would not undermine Moscow's interests.
(AFP) European Union foreign ministers, including Luxembourg's Jean Asselborn on Monday sought to reassure their Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that a possible partnership deal with Ukraine would not undermine Moscow's interests.
At talks with Lavrov over lunch in Brussels, "we made it perfectly clear that Ukraine, after years of negotiations... should sign" a landmark political and economic deal with the 28-nation bloc, said the EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton.
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