BRUSSELS, Oct. 30 - Ukraine’s parliamentary elections has failed to comply with the European practice and that is unlikely to normalize relations between Kiev ad Brussels, Olga Shumylo-Tapiola, an expert of Carnegie Europe in Brussels, said.

The European Union leaders' statements indicate that Kiev has beaten its own record in manipulation techniques, especially on the polling day and during the vote count, she said.

The European Union is seriously concerned about the situation, she said, adding that the EU's recent statements carry a strong signal that these elections are at odds with the European practice. This means only one thing – normalization in relations, so much expected in Brussels and so much talked about in Kiev, is unlikely, the expert said.