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Ukraine's decision to suspend its trade and economic association with the European Union is a strictly internal affair but Moscow is prepared to have tripartite negotiations with Ukraine and the EU on trade and economic issues.

“Before he learned about the decisions of the Rada and the Ukrainian government, the Russian president had clearly defined our position, which said that Russia would be ready to hold tripartite negotiations for elaborating and improving the modality of our trade and economic cooperation,” Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

Moscow welcomes the wish to develop and improve trade and economic cooperation, he said. “As to the decision of the Ukrainian government to suspend this association, this is a strictly internal and sovereign decision of the country, and we think we have no right to comment on it,” Peskov said.