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3 of September, 13:31

Ukraine will take part in major NATO exercises
With arms forces of Ukraine will participate in the largest in recorded history NATO military exercise Trident Juncture-2015, said on Thursday the Acting Head of mission of Ukraine At NATO Egor God.

The Verkhovna Rada at the beginning of winter last year made changes to 2 of the law, renouncing non-aligned status of the country. Head Petro Poroshenko said that Ukraine needs by 2020 to provide full compatibility of its military power with the respective forces of the countries-members of NATO. Experts believe that Ukraine Will not be able to qualify for membership in NATO in the next 20 years.

"Will involve our military transport aircraft and, perhaps, certain other defense components, depending on the security situation in the East of Ukraine ", - quotes the policy of the Agency " ".

God also reminded that from 21 to 25 September at the Ukrainian jaworowski polygon will international NATO exercises in response to the crisis of a civil nature " Ukraine-2015 ", to participate which will be about a thousand people from 32 countries are members and partners of the North Atlantic Commonwealth.

former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Ukraine's accession to the Alliance, it will need to achieve a number of features, implementation of which will leave a large number of time. While NATO does not accept countries that have territorial discussions, and Ukraine claims to the Crimea, which became part of Russia following a referendum in March 2014.

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