RUSSIA WILL DEFEND ECONOMY AGAINST EU AGREEMENTS, SAYS SPOKESMAN

As reported in St Petersburg Times: RUSSIA WILL DEFEND ECONOMY AGAINST EU AGREEMENTS, SAYS SPOKESMAN The St. Petersburg Times Published: June 27, 2014 (Issue # 1817)

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia will take measures to protect its economy if it suffers any negative impact from the agreements Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine signed with the EU on Friday, RIA Novosti reported. "The concern is not in the documents, but in the possibility of their influence on our markets, and in the case of negative influence action will be taken," Peskov said Friday, stressing that Georgia and Ukraine had a sovereign right to sign the agreements. Shortly after, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said that Ukraine and Moldova will face "grave consequences" after signing a free-trade agreement with the European Union, Interfax reported. "Signing such a serious document is, of course, the sovereign right of each state," Karasin added.