Ukraine's Parliament on Thursday adopted a Law on denunciation of the agreement with Russia on the mutual protection of proprietary information. Such a decision at the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada supported 261 MP when the required minimum of 226 votes. The intergovernmental agreement was signed on 2 December 2000 in the capital of Russia, and ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine fifteen November 2001. "The purpose of the law is to protect national interests, the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine ", - is written in an explanatory paper to the document. The bill still must be signed by the head of Ukraine. It is planned that it will take effect from the day following the day of its promulgation in the official media. in June of last year the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, speaking at the meeting of the Council of national security and defence, has prohibited any military-technical cooperation with Russia.