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9/19/14

Russia Demands Changes to Ukraine-EU Association Deal

Russia has demanded changes to a landmark political and economic pact between the EU and Ukraine in order to meet Moscow's concerns, according to a letter seen by AFP on Friday.

The European and Ukrainian parliaments on Tuesday simultaneously ratified the association agreement, the rejection of which last year triggered the political crisis in the former Soviet state.

The EU has firmly ruled out making any changes to the agreement, although a week ago it delayed the implementation of the pact's trade elements from this November until December 2015 under pressure from Moscow.

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