Ukrainian crisis

Kremlin: Russia to Be Happy If Ukraine's Association With EU Yields Success

Russia would be happy if the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine yielded any sort of success for Kiev, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

“Of course Russia is interested that its neighbors are predictable, economically independent, and, I would say, stable and flourishing. If this agreement helps Ukraine to reach some sort of parameter in reaching its goals, then obviously we would only be happy,” Peskov told journalists.

However, if the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement has negative effects on Russia, Moscow will take necessary steps to balance the situation, Peskov said.