Ukraine Makes Independent Decisions on Association Agreement – President’s Press Secretary

Ukraine makes independent decisions on the further implementation of the Association Agreement with the European Union.

This was announced by presidential spokesman Sviatoslav Tseholko, Censor.NET reports citing Interfax-Ukraine.

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"Ukraine is a sovereign state and makes decisions on the ratification and implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU on its own," he said, responding to a request for comment on the information regarding the concerns of the Russian leaders in connection with the Agreement's entry into force.

Tseholko reminded that on September 16, the Ukrainian parliament ratified the Association Agreement by 355 votes, and the next day, the Cabinet approved the plan of implementation of the document.