‘Ukraine not against Europe integration’

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich (L) gives a wink to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a signing ceremony after a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission at the Kremlin in Moscow, December 17, 2013. Russia is planning to buy $15 billion worth of Ukraine's upcoming eurobonds using money from a sovereign wealth fund this year and next, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich (L) gives a wink to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a signing ceremony after a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission at the Kremlin in Moscow, December 17, 2013. Russia is planning to buy $15 billion worth of Ukraine's upcoming eurobonds using money from a sovereign wealth fund this year and next, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday.

Published Dec 19, 2013

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Kiev - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Thursday said he had had to accept a $15 billion aid package from Russia because of high gas prices and debt repayments to the IMF, but he said the package did not contradict a policy of integration with Europe.

“There are no contradictions in the course of Ukraine for any (European) integration,” he said, adding that Ukraine should maintain good economic relations with all its strategic partners including the EU and Russia. - Reuters

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