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Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

Multidirectionalism in One Head, or Initiative in Foreign Policy

13 November, 2012 - 00:00

“Public statements made by Foreign Minister Boris Tarasiuk... do not reflect the official opinion of the Presidents, Parliaments or Governments of both countries (i.e., Ukraine and Russia — O. P.)...” was how “elegantly” and “diplomatically” Messrs. Moroz, Symonenko, Kostenko, and Matviyenko tried to calm down the Russian Duma.

Russian Speaker Gennadi Selezniov finally discovered the reason for which the Russian legislators do not want to ratify the Great Friendship Treaty between Ukraine and Russia and made it public knowledge in a letter to the Verkhovna Rada dated May 22. It is all because Ukrainian Foreign Minister Tarasiuk stated that “Ukraine has not as yet applied for NATO membership.” True, Moscow decided to postpone the ratification for an indefinite period two days prior to the “incriminating” statement, but the sage Russian Solons obviously possess the gift of foresight.

The four Ukrainian politicians signed their letter “Presidium of the First Session of the Verkhovna Rada,” although they were actually members of the Ad Hoc Presidium. Its fifth member, Pavlo Lazarenko, did not sign (they say that one of his unique abilities is avoiding signing documents).

Word has it that this letter was sent to Moscow a week ago. It is impossible to say when exactly, because the document has no date or registration number, although printed on a Parliament official letterhead.

Oleksandr Moroz is believed to have organized it, so it is logical to assume that he wanted to do the Russian Left a good turn, lest they harbor fears about Kyiv joining NATO in a couple of years and its infrastructures appearing somewhere near Briansk and Rostov.

The letter is not likely to be taken seriously in Moscow. Unlike Ukraine, Russian politicians forget all about their squabbles when it comes to defending national interests.

 

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