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BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) - The European Union and Ukraine signed a landmark political cooperation accord on Friday, committing to the same deal former president Viktor Yanukovich rejected last November, a decision that led to his overthrow.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, EU presidents Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso, and the leaders of the bloc's 28 nations signed the core chapters of the Association Agreement during an EU summit in Brussels.
Soon afterwards, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation completing the process of absorbing Crimea into Russia, defying Western leaders who say the Black Sea peninsula remains part of Ukraine.
Russian shares fell sharply after President Barack Obama also threatened on Thursday to target major sectors of the economy if Moscow tried to move on other areas of Ukraine beyond the Black Sea peninsula.
Officials and lawmakers in Moscow have largely laughed off Western sanctions imposed after Russian troops seized control of Crimea. A referendum in the majority Russian-speaking region - which overwhelmingly backed union with Russia but was denounced by Washington and the European Union as a sham - then opened the way for the annexation.
all2human
Can't join NATO if there are internal problems
besides most of the country was/is against itedit on 22-3-2014 by all2human because: (no reason given)
~Lucidity
reply to post by Xcathdra
Not European, but is it this?
Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union
European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
edit on 3/23/2014 by ~Lucidity because: (no reason given)
~Lucidity
reply to post by Xcathdra
So by extrapolation, if an attack on one is an attack on all and some are NATO...NATO would cover Ukraine should further military actions from Russia occur there?