FIERY POLITICS: Ukraine’s legislature ratified a pact with the EU and approved an autonomy plan for separatist regions, as supporters of an anticorruption law clashed with police outside parliament. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Ukraine sought to draw a line under its confrontation with Moscow by ratifying a landmark trade-and-political deal with the European Union and approving limited autonomy for territories now controlled by Russia-backed separatists . But with full implementation of the EU deal postponed under Russian pressure, and the rebels insisting on independence, the developments illustrated Kiev’s weakened position—almost a year after Moscow began flexing its muscle to keep the ex-Soviet republic in its orbit. Many lawmakers in Kiev broke into the national anthem and cried “Glory to Ukraine” after the EU deal passed with 355 votes in the 450-seat legislature. President Petro Poroshenko hailed it as a first step toward eventual membership in the bloc. “No country has […]