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In reply to the discussion: Is President Obama admitting we caused overthrow of Ukraine's government? [View all]Sunlei
(22,651 posts)In mid-2013 the EU-Ukraine Council endorsed an updated EU-Ukraine Association Agenda , designed to pave the way for the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA ).
2013-Agenda http://eeas.europa.eu/ukraine/docs/eu_ukr_ass_agenda_24jun2013.pdf
4/2013- Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area DCFTA http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013/april/tradoc_150981.pdf
On 5 March 2014 the European Commission agreed on a financial assistance package of at least EUR 11 bn in loans and grants from the EU budget and EU-based international financial institutions, to:
##help stabilise Ukraine's economic & financial situation
##support transition
##encourage political & economic reforms
##support inclusive development.
After signing the political chapters of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreementat the EU summit of 21 March 2014, both parties signed the remaining sections of the Agreement - including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) - in the margins of the EU summit of 27 June 2014. continues here- http://eeas.europa.eu/ukraine/index_en.htm
Then Putin invaded because he did not want to lose control of Russian gas for Ukraines grain.