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BBC: Yanukovych’s Ukrainian calculus – power at all costs

By BBC.

Published Nov. 28, 2013 at 10:29 am

\"As soon as we reach a level that is comfortable for us, when it meets our interests, when we agree on normal terms, then we will talk about signing,\" President Viktor Yanukovych told Ukraine's TV channels on Nov.26. He said that he is still planning to go to the summit to explain Ukraine's position.

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On the eve of the European Union (EU) summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 28-29 November, Europeans said the door is still open for Ukraine to sign a historic agreement with the EU.

Kyiv, meanwhile, is putting the signing on hold and asking for financial compensation from the EU for trade losses due to economic pressure from Russia.