Ukraine's non-bloc status cancelled, referendum on NATO accession due in 5-6 years
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law the bill cancelling Ukraine's non-bloc status. Poroshenko said Ukraine will hold a referendum on accession to NATO in the next 5-6 years, TASS reported.
“Ukrainians will make a decision within the next five or six years,” he said.
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, last week voted to give up Ukraine’s non-aligned status. The bill submitted by Petro Poroshenko envisioned giving up the status of a non-aligned state and returning to the policy of rapprochement with NATO.