Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Aug. 29 his government would ask parliament to abandon Ukraine's non-aligned status and set the country on a course to seek to become a member of U.S.-led NATO.
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Reuters: Yatsenyuk says government will work for membership of NATO
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (L) and Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) meet during their meeting in Kyiv, Aug. 7, 2014.
