Ukraine’s parliament on the 1st through the “principles of domestic and foreign policies of Ukraine Law”, in which Ukraine could join NATO is not on the presentation. 279 voting members present, 259 voted in favor of the law. The draft law was submitted to Congress by the President Yanukovich, in which the contents of most concern, is about ensuring the full participation of Ukraine in Europe and regional collective security system, and with Russia and other CIS States and other countries to maintain stable relations and strategic partnership under the premise of the principle of joining the European Union. In addition, the law also described the Ukrainian government’s position in the language, is to protect Ukrainian as the state language development and social fields, the use of Russian and other minority languages to protect the free development and use.
Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s opposition alliance and the “Our Ukraine – People’s self-defense,” Union of the draft give strong criticism of NATO, and insisted that should make the national language of Ukrainian as the only, the draft called for a boycott the vote. The opposition argued that the adoption of the draft that the Government of Ukraine in the current situation, in fact, hope for integration with Russia.
December 2008 NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, failed to Ukraine and Georgia join NATO, “Membership Action Plan” agreed about the process into two blocked, but the NATO representatives have said there is still the future of Ukraine and Georgia the possibility of joining NATO. But Yanukovich government took office, the withdrawal service for Ukraine to join NATO Ukraine’s “Euro-Atlantic Integration Committee.” Ukraine’s leaders also said that Ukraine will no longer seek to join NATO. NATO said that Yanukovich’s decision was an internal affair of Ukraine.
However, despite Ukraine’s parliament passed the “Law of Ukraine’s domestic and foreign policy principles,” the guidance and regulations, but the Americans still Lawukelan NATO did not give up. July 2 visit to Kiev, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and held talks with President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich. Hillary talks stressed the hope that Ukraine will join NATO’s stance, saying “NATO’s door is always open to Ukraine.” However, the U.S. Secretary of State to open the fan door of NATO, Yanukovych and did not respond, but to “the efforts of European integration of Ukraine did not retreat, never in doubt” to that of Ukraine joining the European Union desire.
