The Ukrainian authorities will miss the chance to sign an association agreement with the EU if the policy of force wins during the settlement of the crisis in the country, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius has said.

"If rational thinking wins, if there is a desire to speak openly with the public and if there is the president's initiative to talk with former presidents, a roundtable, on how to solve the problem, then it will be possible to expect more constructive results. But if the policy of force wins, then, of course, they will not only miss the chance to talk about the signing of the Association Agreement, which is stated as a goal, but will also burn the last bridges of trust," he told Lithuanian Radio on Tuesday.

Linkevicius, who is currently in Brussels, said that EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton comes to Kyiv on Tuesday.

"She hopes to meet with the authorities, representatives of the opposition and foreign organizations, and she hopes, perhaps, to make the most important message that violence is unacceptable. If the Ukrainian authorities still want to continue the dialogue, they must demonstrate certain signs," he said.