Friday, February 06, 2015

President Hollande Opposes Ukraine’s NATO Membership

President Francois Hollande underscored that Ukraine's possible NATO membership would be undesirable for France.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – France does not support the idea of Ukraine joining NATO, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday.

“For France, Ukraine’s NATO membership would be undesirable,” Hollande told reporters.

Ukraine's non-aligned status was secured by a law signed by then-president Viktor Yanukovych in 2010. The law stipulated that Ukraine would not seek to join any military-political alliances. Petro Poroshenko, the current President of Ukraine, has stated that his predecessor's decision was a strategic mistake ....http://sputniknews.com