Ukrainian Parliament approves admission of military NATO in Ukraine to participate in exercises

The Parliament of Ukraine on the proposal of the President blessed on Thursday, the admission of foreign military in the area of the country to participate in multinational exercises with the participation of NATO countries planned for November-December of current year, informs a press-service of the Verkhovna Rada.
"The law on the admission offices of the military might of the United States, other States members of NATO and States participating in the program "Partnership for peace" in Ukraine in November-December of 2015 to participate in multinational doctrine, training offices, military power was supported by 238 MPs with the necessary minimum of 226 votes ", ? notified on the Internet representation Happy.
"According to Ukrainian legislation in the country prohibited any military units not provided for by legislative act. Ukraine does not accommodate foreign military bases, for that reason, each time foreign troops are allowed on the area of the country a special legislative act by the President ", ? RIA " news ". According to the law, the exercises will involve units of the military power of the United States, other States members of NATO and States participating in the program "Partnership for peace" in Ukraine in November-December 2015. In the accompanying documents to the law States that to participate in the exercise will involve up to 5, 3 thousand Soldiers with weapons and military equipment on the 61st day." From military power of Ukraine ? up to 2, 8 thousand Soldiers with weapons and military equipment From military power of the United States of America ? to 1, 5 thousand Soldiers with weapons and military equipment From the military might of the States-members of NATO and States participating in the program "Partnership for peace" ? up to 1 thousand Soldiers with weapons and military equipment ", ? reported in the document. The exercises will be held on jaworowski polygon in the Lviv region. At the end of March Petro Poroshenko has signed the Law on admission of foreign military for Exercise in Ukraine in 2015, and Also approved a number of Ukrainian-American exercises" in Ukraine in 2015 provided for a number of Ukrainian-American exercises ? "Fearless Guardian-2015" (total participants 2, 2 thousand People, from them 1 thousand U.S. Military), "See breeze ? 2015" (only 2, 5 thousand Participants, from them 1 thousand U.S. Military and up to five hundred troops from NATO or the program "Partnership for peace" ) and "Saber Guardian/Rapid Trident ? 2015" (total 2, 1 thousand Participants, five hundred of them to the United States military and up to 600 troops from the NATO countries or the programme "Partnership for peace" ) ", - has told in a press-service of the Ukrainian President.


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