Poll: Most Ukrainians want a unified country

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16. Wasn't so much "the EU deal wasn't the best"

The exact point at which the late November 2013 talks collapsed was when the EU offered only a derogatory one billion Euros to tide Ukraine over despite the clear need for c. 8 billion to get them best part of the way through 2014.

Notwithstanding other issues which resulted in his demise he had no alternative at that point other than to leg it which is exactly what he did. He was also acutely aware of the conditions the IMF would attach to loans having already rejected those twice over the years - Russia subsequently seemed a better way out, without onerous conditions affecting the population , to such loans.

I remain fascinated with Russia having had the sense to have the $3 billion loan of the $15 billion promised , in the form of bonds, being made subject to English law and Ukraine's debt : GDP ratio not exceeding 60% - cute move that . I wonder who'd advised Russia on that subject

With regard "Revamping their agriculture systems" that may be read as changing their laws so that agricultural land can be sold and the EU dictating Ukraine's selling prices for produce.