The political provisions of the treaty were signed on 21 March 2014 after a series of events that had stalled its ratification culminated in a revolution in Ukraine and overthrow of the then incumbent President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.
Pasal-pasal politik di traktat ini ditandatangani pada 21 Maret 2014 setelah serangkaian peristiwa yang mengakibatkan penundaan ratifikasi berujung pada meletusnya revolusi Ukraina 2014 dan dijatuhkannya Presiden Ukraina pada saat itu Viktor Yanukovych.