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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that Kyiv has been in talks with both Russia and the European Union about ways to minimize negative consequences form the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU.

“I’ve suggested seeking an answer in the new resumed consultations with
the European Union and involving our strategic partner Russia in this
work. The first meeting of Ukraine’s working group and Commissioner for
Enlargement [Stefan] Fule in Brussels took place yesterday. Work has
started on the preparation of a road map to deal with this issue, which
has been raised by us, the European Union and Russia,” the head of state
said at a national roundtable on Friday.