
Russia shifts to tougher economic relationship with Ukraine
Russian PM says Moscow’s relationship with Ukraine would now be based on purely ‘rational and pragmatic’ terms that put Russian interests first
Reuters
Published: 14:46 December 15, 2014
Moscow: Moving closer to the European Union offers no panacea for Ukraine’s financial problems and will mean big losses in economic ties with Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an article published on Monday.
He said Moscow had for many years provided generous terms in deals with Kiev which had helped build up Ukraine’s economy but the relationship would from now on be based on purely “rational and pragmatic” terms that put Russian interests first.
“We will no longer support the Ukrainian economy. It is a burden for us and to be honest, we are tired of it,” he wrote in Nezavisimaya Gazeta, a privately owned daily newspaper.
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