Ukraine and the EU agreed to cooperate on modernizing Ukraine’s gas transport system, which transits 141 billion cubic meters of gas into Europe annually. Ukraine has also proposed a cooperation project with Russia, however the two sides have been unable to get past Gazprom’s ambitions to merge with Ukraine’s Naftogaz. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was in Brussels to push for a free-trade agreement and visa-free travel regime with the EU, meeting with the president of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, and Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. The stalled deals would represent the first step in what could eventually be a gradual integration into the union, although both sides have downgraded EU membership as a priority.
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Ukraine Discusses Energy and Trade Ties with EU
