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Medvedev: Russia’s Obligations to EU, Kiev Require Legal Status

© RIA NovostiRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says that Russia is ready to fulfill all its obligations to the European Union and Kiev over Ukraine’s association with the EU.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says that Russia is ready to fulfill all its obligations to the European Union and Kiev over Ukraine’s association with the EU. - Sputnik International
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Russia is ready to fulfill all its obligations to the European Union and Kiev over Ukraine’s association with the EU, but the agreements need to be turned into a legal act first, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday.

Updated 1:56 p.m. Moscow Time

MOSCOW, September 15 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is ready to fulfill all its obligations to the European Union and Kiev over Ukraine’s association with the EU, but the agreements need to be turned into a legal act first, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday.

“Naturally, we are ready to observe these agreements if they are properly sealed. A simple written statement is insufficient in this case. Obligations should somehow be created for the parties concerned,” he said.

The ministers of Russia, Ukraine and the European Union agreed at a the three-party ministerial meeting Friday that Kiev's free trade pact should enter force no earlier than December 31, 2015.

The Russian prime minister said that if the agreements are violated by Ukraine or the European Union, Russia will put into practice all planned protective measures, including the cancellation of the preferential trade regime for Ukraine.

The Ukraine-EU Association Agreement is a treaty between the two, which presupposes political and economic association between the parties.

The political provisions of the association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union were signed back in March, after ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovitch was ousted and the new interim government came to power.

The economic part of the agreement was signed by current Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in June.

Moscow previously expressed deep concern over Ukraine's signing of the free trade agreement with the EU, as it could trigger an uncontrolled flow of duty-free goods, and warned Kiev that Russia would be forced to protect its market.

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