KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's new governing coalition in parliament says it will pass a law preventing the country from joining any military alliances, including NATO.
The coalition supporting newly elected President Viktor Yanukovych says in a formal statement of intent released Tuesday that the legislation will "enshrine Ukraine's nonaligned status in law."
The move would help the Russia-friendly Yanukovych fulfill his campaign promise to prevent Ukraine's NATO membership.
His predecessor, the staunchly pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko, had struggled to gain NATO membership, infuriating Moscow in the process.
Russia, keen to restore its Soviet-era influence over Ukraine and other former Soviet states, is fiercely averse to NATO's eastward expansion.
Source: CBS 8.
Link: http://www.cbs8.com/global/story.asp?s=12149905.
An Open Letter to Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
9 years ago
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.