NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Sept. 1 that Ukraine's political leaders expected the Ukrainian parliament to abandon the country's non-aligned status after an Oct. 26 election - a possible prelude to an application to join NATO.
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Reuters: Rasmussen expects Ukraine parliament to change law on non-aligned status after elections
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaking during their talks in Kyiv on Aug. 7.
