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The EU has been tangling its words over Ukraine (Photo: European Commission)

Ukraine wants to join the European Union

The new Ukraine president has said that his country wants to join the European Union despite efforts by the European Commission to dampen Kiev's membership ambitions.

Speaking before the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Tuesday (25 January), Victor Yushchenko said "our strategic aim, our vision is membership in the European Union".

"Inside the country, we are going to reorganize the government so the process of integration into the EU becomes a real one", the President told th...

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The EU has been tangling its words over Ukraine (Photo: European Commission)

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