The Verkhovna Rada and the European Parliament have ratified the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. The simultaneous ratification process took place through a videoconference between Kyiv and Strasbourg on September 16, 2014.

In the European Parliament a respective legislative resolution was supported by 535 deputies. In the Verkhovna Rada a draft law on ratification of the Association Agreement was backed by 355 MPs.

Following ratification the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the Statement on the European Choice of Ukraine.

(via the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom)