The Ukrainian parliament has ratified an association agreement with the EU, creating closer ties between Ukraine and the bloc. Implementation of the new deal will likely take some time.
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Deutsche Welle: Ukraine and EU ratify association agreement
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (L) and European Parliament president Martin Schulz (R) during a European Union summit at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on Aug. 30, 2014.
