Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine's interim prime minister, on March 21 signed a historic deal with the EU, seeking closer ties with the Western trading bloc, as Russia completed the legal process of formally absorbing Crimea.
Global Times: Ukraine, EU sign historic accord
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and European Council president Herman Van Rompuy during the signing of the political provisions of the Association Agreement with Ukraine in Brussels, on March 21.