Lavrov: Ukraine is not lost for the Russian Federation
The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov Century do not agree that the Russian Federation has lost Ukraine, when the crisis is over, attitude to Moscow will be fine. " I don't agree that we " lost " the Ukraine. Probably for American citizens this conclusion it is important to strengthen our leadership position in the world... it's Impossible for Russia and Ukraine to divorce, we are bound by centuries of history, " he said in the program " Sunday night " TV channel " Russia "." I am convinced that this tragic period in the history of Ukraine will overcome that the Ukrainian people will want to restore harmony by uniting all parts of Ukraine on the basis of compromise and balance of interests... In this Ukrainian state attitude towards Russia will be fine ", - the Russian Minister said, quoted by RIA " Novosti ". The Minister also said that the idea of Ukraine's accession to NATO dangerous for the Ukrainian people and European security." The idea of Ukraine's aspirations to NATO dangerous for the Ukrainian people and European security. Certain Western countries want to preserve the confrontation, accompanying provocative aspirations, " said Lavrov. On Tuesday, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the proposal of the President of Petro Poroshenko has adopted a law on refusal from non-aligned status and resume course to join NATO. Under the end of October, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Jens Stoltenberg said that the accession of Ukraine is not on the agenda. In the last month of summer it was announced that NATO until no plans to offer Ukraine membership in the Alliance, but from a formal point of view her have a chance to take even When territorial issues.