Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will press European Union leaders Thursday for a declaration stating that the bloc’s trade and political agreement with Ukraine doesn’t set Kiev on a pathway to EU membership, according to European officials, raising fresh doubts about the fate of the accord.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte delivers a statement during a press conference in The Hague on July 22, 2014 on the recent developments about the crash of flight MH17 of Malaysia Airlines in the eastern part of Ukraine. (AFP)