Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law revoking Ukraine’s non-aligned status as part of efforts to move the country closer to NATO, the western military alliance. Russia views NATO expansion as a threat and President Vladimir Putin last week signed a military doctrine reiterating those concerns.
Poroshenko signed the bill, overwhelmingly approved last week by Ukraine’s parliament, at an end-of-year press briefing in Kyiv.
The change in status moves Ukraine closer to a formal request to join NATO, which Russia views as a threat.
Poroshenko told journalists the Ukrainian public would choose whether or not to apply for the alliance in five …read more
Source: Voice of America
