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The leaders of the Ukrainian opposition parliamentary factions, Arseniy Yatseniuk (Batkivschyna), Vitali Klitschko (UDAR), and Oleh Tiahnybok (Svoboda), are going to attend the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius to voice the opposition's viewpoint on Ukraine's association with the EU, Oleksandr Turchynov, Batkivschyna first deputy chairman and parliamentarian, said at a rally on European Square in Kyiv on Tuesday evening.

The Eastern Partnership summit is scheduled for November 28-29 in Vilnius.

President Viktor Yanukovych said in a Tuesday interview with Ukrainian TV channels that he would take part in the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius.

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Editor’s Note: Join top government officials, leading industry CEOs, business owners and other experts to discuss Ukraine’s future after the Vilnius Summit at this year’s Kyiv Post Tiger Conference, which will be held on Dec 3 in Premier Palace Hotel. The guests and speakers will assess the effects on Ukrainian political and economic life of not signing an association agreement with the European Union at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Nov. 28-29.  Register now

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