The Verkhovna Rada approved changes to the Constitution that reinforce the country's course towards membership in the European Union and NATO. This decision was supported by 334 of the parliamentarian With the necessary minimum in 300 voices. likewise, the law proposed to withdraw from the transitional provisions of the Constitution the provision that gave legal grounds for placement of the Russian black sea fleet in Crimea. Now the law shall be signed by the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. The document will begin to act on the next day after the publication in the official media. Proposals for changes to the Constitution made Poroshenko. They record "the choice of Ukraine and its place As a member of the European family" and the country's integration into NATO. This policy must adhere to the leader, the Cabinet and Parliament. In November past year, the Parliament adopted the draft law in the first reading. As said by the Ambassador of Germany in Ukraine, Ernst Reichel, Kiev does not need to hope for a rapid accession to the European Union and NATO. He called populism promises of presidential candidates in case of victory immediately to achieve membership in the EU and NATO. in the early winter of 2014, the Verkhovna Rada made changes to 2 of the law, renouncing non-aligned status of the country. The former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen noted that joining the Alliance, Ukraine will need to reach certain criteria, the fulfilment of which will take a long time. Experts believe that Kyiv will have the opportunity to apply for membership in NATO in the next 20 years. The European Commissioner for neighbourhood policy and enlargement Johannes Hahn Also said that to speak about Ukraine's membership in the European Union in the next few years is unrealistic. <span style="color:darkgray