The Russian president said Customs Union states will have to cancel Ukraine’s preferential regime in trade, in full compliance with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) free trade zone agreement and the World Trade Organization (WTO) regulations.
“We don’t want to discriminate anyone,” Putin added.
Putin also noted that the Russian economy might suffer a financial damage in excess of 100 billion rubles ($2.8 billion) as a result of Ukraine’s integration into the European Union, with the manufacturing industry and agriculture taking the hardest blow.
The Russian president also warned of the possible damage to the economies of Belarus and Kazakhstan, which share a common market with Russia.
Russia, alongside Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and EU countries, is participating in a multi-party meeting in Minsk that is expected to see the discussion of such issues as the crisis in Ukraine, the humanitarian aid, the refugees to Russia, the possibility of talks between the Ukrainian government and the eastern regions, in addition to Ukraine’s association agreement with the European Union.
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Ukraine: une rencontre bilatérale entre Poutine et Porochenko..........
ReplyDeleteLes présidents russe Vladimir Poutine et ukrainien Petro Porochenko ont entamé aujourd'hui un entretien en tête-à-tête en marge d'un sommet régional à Minsk pour aborder le conflit qui ravage l'est de l'Ukraine depuis plus de quatre mois.
"Une rencontre bilatérale entre le président ukrainien Petro Porochenko et le président russe Vladimir Poutine a commencée", annonce le compte Twitter de Petro Porochenko. Une information confirmée par le Kremlin. Plus tôt dans la journée, les deux chefs d'Etat s'étaient serré la main à l'ouverture du sommet régional de Minsk (vidéo ci-dessous).
Une première depuis juin
Petro Porochenko et Vladimir Poutine, qui nie tout soutien direct de la Russie aux rebelles séparatistes, ne s'étaient pas retrouvés en tête-à-tête depuis la réunion organisée en marge des commémorations du débarquement du 6 juin 1944 en Normandie. Outre les présidents russe et ukrainien, le sommet de Minsk réunit la représentante de la diplomatie de l'Union européenne, Catherine Ashton, et les dirigeants biélorusse et kazakh...........................http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2014/08/26/97001-20140826FILWWW00377-ukraine-une-rencontre-bilaterale-entre-poutine-et-porochenko.php
Putin and Poroshenko extend 'difficult' Ukraine talks one-on-one....
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday on the need to "de-escalate" the conflict in eastern Ukraine but fundamental differences remain, the Belarussian president who hosted the talks said.
After about six hours of negotiations with their Belarussian and Kazakhstan counterparts and top European Union officials, presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine began a one-on-one meeting, officials on both sides said.
The talks were aimed at defusing a separatist war that has heightened tensions between Russia and NATO and prompted the United States and EU to slap sanctions on Russia, drawing retaliation from Moscow. A U.N. report obtained by Reuters said at least 2,200 people have died in the conflict.
"We all wanted a breakthrough," President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus told reporters after the multi-lateral part of the talks had finished.
"But the very fact of holding the meeting today is already a success, undoubtedly," he said. "The talks were difficult. The sides' positions differ, sometimes fundamentally... Everybody agreed on the need to de-escalate and free hostages."
In a televised statement at the start of the talks, Putin urged Poroshenko not to step up his offensive against the pro-Moscow rebels, and threatened to slap economic penalties on Kiev for signing a trade accord with the European Union.
Poroshenko replied by demanding a halt to arms shipments from Russia to the separatist fighters...................................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/26/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0GQ0RF20140826?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Putin, Poroshenko conclude face-to-face meeting...
ReplyDeleteRussian and Ukrainian leaders have concluded their first official face-to-face meeting in Minsk during which they discussed the Ukrainian crisis and humanitarian disaster in the east of the country.
“The meeting is over,” said Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s press secretary, providing no immediate comments on the results of the 2-hour talks. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said earlier that Russian and Ukrainian presidents will inform journalists on the outcome of their meeting.
However, contrary to expectations, President Poroshenko quickly left the building after the talks giving no comment to the press. He is expected to speak to Ukrainian media at the embassy where he has reportedly headed.
The talks between Putin and Poroshenko in Minsk marked the first time the two had a formal meeting after the Ukrainian leader secured his office in June. Both leaders had met briefly on the sidelines of the Normandy landing celebrations in June in the company of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. However both Poroshenko and Putin have engaged in telephone discussions in the past over the Ukrainian crisis.
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko sat down for bilateral talks at around 6pm GMT, following hours of discussions between the Eurasian Customs Union, the EU and Ukraine in the light of the signing of the association agreement with the EU by Kiev.
The multilateral talks in the Belarussian capital were cordial and positive, said EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, in the meantime emphasizing the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
“It was cordial but positive. There was a sense in which the onus was on everyone to see if they could do their best to try to resolve this,” Ashton told reporters.
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http://rt.com/news/182976-putin-poroshenko-ukraine-talks/
Poroshenko to seek ceasefire after 'very tough' talks with Putin...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia's Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist conflict in the east of his former Soviet republic.
The first talks between the two leaders since June were described by Putin as positive, but he said it was not for Russia to get into the details of truce terms between the Kiev government and two rebel eastern regions.
"We didn't substantively discuss that, and we, Russia, can't substantively discuss conditions of a ceasefire, of agreements between Kiev, Donetsk and Luhansk. That's not our business, it's up to Ukraine itself," he told reporters early on Wednesday.
"We can only contribute to create a situation of trust for a possible, and in my view, extremely necessary, negotiation process."......................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/27/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0GQ0RF20140827?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews