The Verkhovna Rada passes law on national security

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The Verkhovna Rada adopted Bill «On National Security of Ukraine» (No 8068). A total of 248 people’s deputies voted for the new legislation.

Opposition Bloc and Vidrodzhennia Group chose not to vote, and only one member of the Will of the People Group voted as well as another three MPs from the Radical Party.

The law regulates the principles of state policy in the areas of national security and defense. Among the fundamental national interests of Ukraine is Ukraine’s integration into the European political, economic legal space and in the sphere of security; membership in the European Union and in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; development of equal and mutually beneficial relations with other states.

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