Ukraine as long as " out of courtesy " not asking NATO, but has in mind this possibility, said the Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko, speaking in the capital of the U.S. expert organization Atlantic Council.

" We are polite enough not to ask NATO at the present time, but We mean it, " said Poroshenko applause. According to him, Ukraine has now become more Pro-Ukrainian and Pro-European than it has ever been ".

" We joined Europe, can you believe it?", - said the head of Ukraine, appealing to the adoption of the Europe and the United States sanctions against Russia.

Welcoming the Ukrainian leader who tried to convince the audience to help Ukraine, the Atlantic Council has awarded guest award Global citizen Global Citizen Award." No leader does more to protect the values of the Atlantic brotherhood than the head Poroshenko, " say the organizers of the award. Upon receiving the award, the Ukrainian leader has devoted her Ukrainians who died for freedom and democracy ".

Poroshenko on Thursday paid a visit to the USA, during which he held conversations with President Obama, and spoke before the U.S. Congress. The U.S. leader said Poroshenko about support for a diplomatic resolution of the Ukrainian conflict. After talks with Hillary Clinton in the White house, Obama said that North America will provide a new aid package for Ukraine 46 million dollars. With his own hand, Poroshenko told journalists that " satisfied " with the help of the United States.

at the same time, According to the Ukrainian President, Obama refused to Ukraine in the capture of the special status of an ally of the United States outside NATO. Poroshenko explained that, in his vision, the level of interaction between the U.S. and Ukraine today are much superior to his wishes and much higher than required by the status of ally outside NATO."


Kyiv authorities from April conducted in the East of Ukraine military operation directed against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat of residents of Donbas. According to the latest information from the UN, from mid-April in Ukraine were forcibly deprived of life, more than 2, 7 thousand civilians, about six thousand wounded.

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