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Ukraine and Europe Sign the Trade Deal That Sparked a Revolution

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The deal that started a revolution in Ukraine has finally come into fruition


Ukraine's newly elected president signed a historic trade and economic agreement with the European Union on Friday that more closely aligns the country with Western powers — something that many Ukrainians have been fighting for since November and a deal that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to avoid



A beaming Petro Poroshenko called it "maybe the most important day for my country" since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.


The agreement lets businesses in former Soviet republics Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia trade freely in any of the EU's 28 member nations without tariffs or restrictions, as long as their goods and practices meet EU standards. Likewise, goods and services from the EU will be sold more easily and cheaply in the three countries. Read more...


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