BRUSSELS - The European Union will implement a free-trade pact with Ukraine from next year despite Russian pressure for another delay, according to a draft statement prepared for a summit with six of the bloc's eastern neighbours this month in Riga.
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From left, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and European Comission President Jean-Claude Juncker on April 28 at Kyiv's Olympic Stadium.
