EP admits Russia exerting pressure on Ukraine

For the first time the European Parliament officially recognizes the existence of the third external force, which tries to convince Ukrainian authorities to break rapprochement with the EU.  

"The Russian Federation is exerting excessive pressure on Ukraine not to establish a free trade area with the EU but instead to join a customs union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan," says a motion for resolution adopted yesterday by the European Parliament.

"This is unprecedented in the history of the EU’s relations with external partners," the report points out.