Ukraine parliament votes for deal with EU

epa04402554 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (L) embrace after a voting of lawmakers in the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev, 16 September 2014. 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