Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is to discuss closer co-operation with Russia, as protests continue in Ukraine over his move not to sign an EU deal.
Securing badly needed loans and a discount on Russia's gas are reportedly on the agenda when Mr Yanukovych meets President Vladimir Putin. But pro-EU protesters in Ukraine fear Mr Yanukovych may sign an accord tying Kiev to the Russian-led Customs Union. His U-turn on the EU association deal last month sparked the mass protests. Mr Yanukovych has admitted his decision was influenced by heavy pressure from Russia. The current protests, the largest since Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution, are aimed at pushing Mr Yanukovych to dismiss his government and call snap elections.
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