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Ukrainian MP submits bill to enshrine neutral status, drop NATO course
En breve
Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod has submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada to enshrine Ukraine’s neutral status in the Constitution and remove the existing course toward NATO membership, according to Russian state outlets and RBC. TASS reported that the bill would leave only a course toward EU accession and remove mention of NATO. The documents do not say whether the bill has support or what happens next.
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A bill to enshrine Ukraine’s neutral status in the Constitution was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, RIA Novosti, TASS and RBC reported. TASS and RBC said the bill was introduced by Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod. RBC said the measure would enshrine neutral status and drop the constitutional course toward NATO membership, citing the outlet Strana; TASS said it would leave only a course toward EU accession and remove mention of NATO. RIA Novosti reported only that a draft on fixing Ukraine’s neutral status had been submitted to the Rada. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The documents did not say whether the bill has support in the Verkhovna Rada, what its full text contains, or what happens next. TASS’s detail that the bill would keep only the EU accession course was not repeated in the RIA Novosti or RBC summaries available here. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Por qué importa
The bill would change the constitutional basis of Ukraine’s foreign policy orientation, removing the NATO membership aim and fixing a neutral status, according to the reported provisions. The documents do not indicate whether the proposal has political support or how it will proceed, so its practical effect is unknown.
Datos clave
- A bill on Ukraine’s neutral status was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, according to RIA Novosti, TASS and RBC. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod introduced the bill, TASS and RBC reported. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The bill would remove Ukraine’s constitutional course toward NATO membership, according to TASS and RBC. [ 2 , 3 ]
- TASS reported that the bill would leave only a course toward EU accession and remove mention of NATO. [ 2 ]
- RBC reported that the bill would enshrine neutral status in Ukraine’s Constitution and reject the NATO course, citing the outlet Strana. [ 3 ]
- RIA Novosti said a draft on fixing Ukraine’s neutral status was submitted to the Rada. [ 1 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
Aún sin aclarar
- Whether the bill would leave only a course toward EU accession and remove mention of NATO. TASS reported this provision, but RIA Novosti and RBC did not mention it in their summaries.
- Whether the bill has political support, its exact text, and the next steps in the Verkhovna Rada. None of the documents state support, full text or procedural status.
Qué dicen los medios locales
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- RIA Novosti reported that a draft on fixing Ukraine’s neutral status was submitted to the Rada. [ 1 ]
- TASS reported, citing Strana, that MP Anna Skorokhod submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada proposing to keep only the EU accession course and remove mention of NATO. [ 2 ]
- RBC reported that Skorokhod submitted a bill to enshrine neutral status in the Constitution and reject the NATO course, citing Strana. [ 3 ]