Transcript: EU Balks At Ukraine's Bid For Membership

ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
09-09-2008
EU Balks At Ukraine's Bid For Membership

Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 9:00-10:00 PM


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Ukraine came one small step closer today to membership in the European Union. At a meeting in Paris, EU leaders offered the country an association agreement. And if that sounds vague, that's because it is. It only implies possible future membership. The Ukrainians had been pressing for more than symbolic gestures, especially as Russia tries to roll back western influence among its neighbors. NPR's Anne Garrels reports from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.

ANNE GARRELS: Alex Swishberg (ph), an American lawyer with Ukrainian ...

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