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 The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill repealing the country's non-bloc status to the Verkhovna Rada. 

 “In accordance with the decision adopted by the National Security and Defense Council, the government of Ukraine has submitted a bill that repeals the Ukrainian state’s non-bloc status and re-establishes Ukraine’s course towards membership in NATO to parliament for consideration,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said at a government session on Friday.