In a Facebook post on Monday, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned that Ukraine's move towards NATO would have "negative consequences."
"In essence, an application for NATO membership will turn Ukraine into a potential military opponent for Russia," he wrote.
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Reuters quoted a NATO spokesperson in Brussels on Tuesday as saying that any accession to the alliance would likely take years.
"Our door is open and Ukraine will become a member of NATO if it so requests and fulfills the standards and adheres to the necessary principles," the spokesperson said. http://mashable.com/2014/12/23/ukraine-non-alignment-vote/
"In essence, an application for NATO membership will turn Ukraine into a potential military opponent for Russia," he wrote.
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Reuters quoted a NATO spokesperson in Brussels on Tuesday as saying that any accession to the alliance would likely take years.
"Our door is open and Ukraine will become a member of NATO if it so requests and fulfills the standards and adheres to the necessary principles," the spokesperson said. http://mashable.com/2014/12/23/ukraine-non-alignment-vote/
