Russia demanded assurances that Ukraine will not join NATO

Press Secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia needed “absolute guarantee” the absence of any intention inclusion of Ukraine in NATO.

“Russia needs to obtain an absolute guarantee that no country thinks about Ukraine to join NATO”, – he told the BBC.

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According to him, at this stage of the Alliance is attempting to break the historical balance of power in Europe, which irritates Russia.

“We’d like to hear that NATO stops close to the borders of Russia, NATO to stop trying to upset the balance, the balance of power. But, unfortunately, we do not hear these words, and it makes us nervous, because NATO is gradually approaching our borders “- said Peskov.

Russia has repeatedly stated that the alleged West after the fall of the Iron Curtain made a promise not to expand NATO eastward. However, such statements are denied former US President Bill Clinton, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher.

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Ukraine is headed for rejection of non-aligned status. On such an intention referred to in published on the website presidential decision of the National Security and Defense of Ukraine “On Urgent Measures for the Protection of Ukraine and strengthening its defense” of August 28, September 24 which enacted the President of Ukraine Poroshenko. Furthermore, accession to NATO stated in the draft coalition agreement, which is scheduled to conclude the winners of the parliamentary elections. Moscow has warned that Ukraine’s efforts to join the Alliance are “serious threat to European stability”.

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