Ukraine parliament votes for deal with EU

epa04402560 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (2-R) thanks lawmakers after their voting in the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev, 16 September 2014. On right is Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Others are not identified. The parliaments of Ukraine and the European Union were set 16 September to ratify a landmark political and free trade deal, but some lawmakers expressed displeasure over a delay in the agreement. The political and trade deal ratified by parliaments in Ukraine and the European Union were the first step towards membership in the bloc, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO