Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday in Moscow to discuss closer cooperation between the two countries.

Yanukovych is expected to seek an international loan, as well as discount on Russian gas, according to the BBC.

The Ukrainian president’s visit to Moscow comes amidst massive protests in the capital Kiev, against the country’s decision to pull out of the Association Agreement with the EU.

“No one from the media or amongst the Ukrainian citizens knows the true aim of this visit and we will only know afterwards. I’m sure that the visit is wrong and nobody knows the conditions of these negotiations”, commented the opposition leader and former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko.

Russia is trying to lure Ukraine into its own customs union, while the public outcry is that Ukraine should break with its past and look towards a European future.

The opposition is planning another massive rally later on Tuesday.

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