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<p>This Government is a strong supporter of a closer EU-Ukraine relationship. The
signing of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in June is a significant step towards
closer relations, and a commitment by Ukraine to European norms and values. In the
long term this could lead to EU membership for Ukraine, if that is what its people
and government want, and if Ukraine is able to implement the wide ranging economic,
political and judicial reforms that would be necessary to meet the demanding conditions
of entry.</p><p>The crisis in Ukraine was not a result of the EU’s actions or the
proposed signature of the Association Agreement in 2013. It is very clear where responsibility
for the crisis lies – in Russia’s deliberate acts to destabilise its neighbour, its
illegal annexation of Crimea and continued support of the separatists in eastern Ukraine.</p>
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