Poroshenko instructed to formalize Ukraine’s refusal from Crimea
President Petro Poroshenko plans to convene a meeting of the Security Council in the near future to inform Russia by September 30 about the termination of the treaty of friendship and cooperation.
Poroshenko announced this today during a meeting with the leaders of parliamentary factions and groups on the eve of the start of the new political season in the Verkhovna Rada.
The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between the Russian Federation and Ukraine was ratified by the Verkhovna Rada in 1998 and by the State Duma in 1999; its validity was automatically extended for ten years in 2008.
Poroshenko explained that the agreement is not terminated, since it is a complex and lengthy procedure, but terminates due to non-renewal.
It is interesting that the “Great Treaty” with Ukraine was previously proposed to be reviewed in Moscow. State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin explained that “the point is that by signing this treaty, Russia in 1997, and then upon ratification in 1999, confirmed that it considers, say, Crimea and Sevastopol to be part of the territory of Ukraine.”
According to him, Ukraine has previously repeatedly violated the treaty itself, infringing on the rights of Russians, declaring a course towards integration into NATO, and rejecting participation in the Customs Union.
“...There is no friendship, cooperation and partnership, in theory, there is a reason to say: “This means that all issues must be resolved anew, including border issues,” explained Zatulin.
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