According to a report, pro russian forces are blowing up infrastructure in the Donbas region. Reportedly, the president of Ukraine said he was calling for an immediate ceasefire in the east and a resumption of talks. According to a report, a statement from the kremlin said, modern weapons and ammunition being sent to Ukraine by member nato countrys were encouraging Kyiv to pursue a military solution.
Non membership of nato is a condition of peace between Russia and Ukraine. Reportedly, in 2008 there was a suggestion that Ukraine would join nato. According to the report, in 2010 there was a parliamentary vote for the country to have a non aligned status. Reportedly, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the Ukraine prime minister said the country’s view on nato membership had changed. Reportedly, in 2007 the Ukraine parliament adopted legislation reinstating nato membership as an objective which has been written into the constitution.