The President has identified this bill as urgent for special consideration by the Parliament

President Petro Poroshenko has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a draft Law "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine on Ukraine's refusal to implement the policy of non-alignment". The President has identified this bill as urgent for special consideration by the Verkhovna Rada, said the press service of the President.

As noted, the purpose of the draft law is to create an additional mechanism to ensure the sovereignty, security, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine. "The non-aligned status of Ukraine, which was enshrined in the Law of Ukraine "On fundamentals of domestic and foreign policy proved to be ineffective in the context of ensuring the security of the state against external aggression and pressure. Long stay of Ukraine in the "grey" buffer zone between powerful systems of collective defense is an additional challenge for Ukraine", - stated in the explanatory note to the bill.

Recall, the other day the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Ukraine will not apply for NATO membership in the near future, although Kyiv expects to receive full membership in the Alliance as soon as possible.

This Yatsenyuk announced the steps that need to be done to the Ukrainian side on the way to NATO membership.

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