The Ukrainian People's Front Party has proposed a bill renouncing the country's non-aligned status to the parliament, the party's spokesperson said on Dec. 3.
The bill, entitled “On changes to several Ukrainian legislative acts regarding foreign policy principles and national priorities” was submitted by the party faction leader, Oleksandr Turchynov, and faction deputies Andriy Parubiy and Serhiy Pashynsky.
“Unlike other bills, ours does not do curtsey to Russia. Ukraine loses the non-aligned status, and a clear prospect of joining NATO is emerging before our country,” Turchynov said, according to the spokesperson.
This is not the first time that a proposal to revoke Ukraine’s non-aligned status has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. On Oct. 27 the parliament received a bill entitled, “On changes to several Ukrainian laws (regarding the provision of Ukraine’s national security)” from Batkivschyna Party faction leader Yulia Tymoshenko and two other faction members, Borys Tarasiuk and Ivan Krulko.
The bill stipulated Ukraine’s NATO membership, which entails the renouncement of the non-aligned status.
On the same day, the parliament received a bill “On changes to several laws on Ukraine’s national security” authored by the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction member Taras Batenko. This document, too, stipulated that Ukraine should renounce its non-aligned status and join NATO.
