歐盟繼續呼籲烏克蘭進行合作

European Union leaders are opening a second day of meetings in Brussels with renewed calls for Ukraine to sign a deal establishing closer ties with the EU, despite the Ukrainian government's efforts to strengthen the relationship with Russia instead.

President Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, said Friday that "Europe is open for Ukrainian people, but not necessarily for this government."

While pro-EU demonstrations continue in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday harshly criticized the West for supporting the protests, which are calling for his ouster. He announced plans to partially join a Moscow-led economic union - a move likely to deepen the country's political crisis.

Speaking in a televised interview with some hand-picked journalists, Mr. Yanukovych criticized foreign nations for meddling in Ukraine's internal affairs. The president said he is ((- in his words - )) "categorically against others coming to our country and teaching us how to live." He ruled out early elections.歐洲聯盟領導人在布魯塞爾連續第二天召開會議，再次要求烏克蘭簽署一項跟歐盟建立更密切關係的協議，儘管烏克蘭政府努力加強與俄羅斯的關係。

立陶宛總統達利婭·格里包斯凱特星期五說：“歐盟對烏克蘭人民敞開大門，但不一定對該國政府這樣。”立陶宛目前是歐盟輪值主席。

親歐盟的示威行動繼續在基輔及其他烏克蘭城市舉行，抗議民衆要求亞努科維奇下臺。烏克蘭總統亞努科維奇星期四嚴厲指責西方國家支持這些抗議示威。亞努科維奇宣佈計劃部分加入由莫斯科主導的經濟聯盟，此舉可能加劇烏克蘭的政治危機。

亞努科維奇在電視上接受一些他親手挑選的記者採訪時，批評外國插手烏克蘭內部事務。他說，他“堅決反對別人到我們國家來教我們如何生活”。他排除了提前舉行選舉的可能性。