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European Union launches membership negotiations with Ukraine

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Brussels, June 25

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The European Union launched membership talks with Ukraine today, a decade after Russian troops seized Crimean Peninsula to deter the country from moving closer to the West, part of a chain of events that set the two neighbours on the path to war.

Ukraine’s accession negotiations were set in motion at an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg.

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In opening remarks presented via video-link, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal described it as “a historic day” that marks “a new chapter” in his country’s ties with the bloc. The talks could take years to conclude. — AP

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