Ukraine’s parliament passes law on abandoning country’s non-bloc status
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday to renounce the country’s non-aligned status in a move that paves the way for Kiev’s NATO membership bid, TASS reported.
The law, proposed by President Petro Poroshenko, was backed by 303 lawmakers, 77 more than the minimum required. The lawmakers considered a total of four similar bills.
All of these bills envisage “the abandonment of the non-bloc status and the return towards NATO rapprochement what will significantly increase Ukraine’s positions in defense.”