Ukraine's rejection of the non-aligned status creates a bad atmosphere for the settlement of the situation in the East of the country, But it is not a definitive obstacle to the resumption of the Minsk process, said Last news Director of the Kyiv Center for political studies And conflictology Mikhail Pogrebinsky.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Rada of Ukraine on the proposal of the President of Petro Poroshenko has passed a law that predusmatrivaet the Refusal from the non-aligned status And resume course to join NATO.

" I think It creates a bad atmosphere for settling And establishing good relations, but It is not a definitive obstacle to the Minsk process was resumed And the armistice got some perspective, " says the specialist.

according to his statement, " the fact that this law has agreed constitutional overwhelming majority in Parliament, speaks to the problematic position of all, who is in Ukraine to find a peaceful solution ". Pogrebinsky sure that " if the head (Poroshenko) will go further on the way to appease the mood in Parliament that are not supported by society, then they (supporters of a peaceful solution - ed) will have problems ".

As reminded expert in all NATO decisions are made by consensus. And if certain members of the Commonwealth did not want to join NATO countries, with, for example, irregular border discussions, they, according to him, " always have the opportunity to refer that the inclusion of this state wasuwat NATO, all of us Together, in a possible military confrontation." This, for its part, creates an obstacle for inclusion (NATO) some new country, " Pogrebinsky said.

However, the expert recognizes that the decision of Ukraine to cancel the non-aligned status " creates a more favourable environment for the deployment of NATO military bases in the area of the country. In addition, he said that " This is an extreme form of strained relations between the United States And Russia ", in which, in his vision, the USA until are not interested.

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