Ukraine withdraws from agreement on single economic area with Belarus

MOSCOW. June 29 (Interfax) - The Verkhovna Rada has endorsed a bill on Ukraine's withdrawal from an agreement on the single economic space with Belarus.

The relevant bill No. 0205 was supported by 261 deputies at a plenary session on Thursday, Ukrainian media reported, citing co-chair of the European Solidarity faction Irina Gerashchenko.

"As many as 261 deputies supported the withdrawal from the agreement on shaping a single economic area with Belarus," she said on social media.