Ukraine: Mass Protest Commemorates Yugoslavs Killed In NATO's 1999 War
http://en.rian.ru/world/20051201/42279770.html
Russian Information Agency (Novosti)
December 1, 2005
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Ukrainian opposition protests government bid to join
EU, NATO
KIEV - Several thousand opposition activists took to
the streets in downtown Kiev Thursday to protest
against the government's plans to join NATO and the
European Union.
About a thousand activists from the Progressive
Socialist Party, a staunch opponent of Ukraine's
accession to the North Atlantic alliance, rallied on
Independence Square in the early morning, carrying
2,500 lit candles in commemoration of the civilians
killed in NATO's 1999 operation in Yugoslavia. They
called for the reintegration of the former Soviet
republic with Russia and Belarus.
Ukrainian ultranationalist party Bratstvo also staged
a rally Thursday against the government's bid for EU
and NATO membership. Some 300 Bratstvo activists
gathered outside the presidential staff headquarters
with signs proclaiming, "Blair, Go Home!"
The protests were held against the backdrop of a
Ukraine-EU summit, the first one since the "Orange
Revolution" a year ago that had swept pro-Western
Viktor Yushchenko into power.
At the Kiev summit, British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- whose country currently holds the rotating EU
presidency - and leaders of other EU nations granted
Ukraine market economy status and backed its bid to
join the World Trade Organization.
The recognition of Ukraine as a free market economy is
a major achievement for President Yushchenko, bringing
him a step closer to Brussels.
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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:27:46 +0100
Subject: "No To NATO In Ukraine!"
http://en.ura-inform.com/archive/?/2005/12/01/~/48414
URA-Inform (Ukraine)
December 1, 2005
"No to NATO in Ukraine!" action started at the Maydan
On Thursday, December 1st, on 04:30 in Kiev in
Independence Square Natalya Vitrenko's "No to NATO in
Ukraine!" protest action started. Thousands of
Ukrainians will gather at the country's main square to
protest against Ukraine's involvement into NATO
military bloc.
According to the PSPU press service, at 5 a.m. the
leader of the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
Natalya Vitrenko spoke to the public.
At 7 a.m. PSPU activists lighted 2,500 candles in the
memory of the innocent civilians killed during NATO
military actions in Yugoslavia.
At 9 a.m. at the Maydan Natalya Vitrenko's meeting
started.
At 11 a.m. at the UNIAN press agency Natalya Vitrenko
as one of the leaders of the future "People's
Opposition" bloc holds press conference devoted to "No
to NATO in Ukraine!" protest action.
At this press conference TV channel operators will be
able to get videos of the night and early morning
events since the action has been prepared without
informing the media on the time and place in order to
prevent the authorities from blocking the people's
access to the Independence Square.
From 3 a.m. to 18 p.m. on December 1st the action is
broadcasted to Sirius 2 satellite in real time.
The PSPU invites all people to come to the Maydan to
say "No to NATO in Ukraine!" together with them.
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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:01:40 +0100
Subject: Ukraine: Several Thousand Protest Against NATO In Capital
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2681874&PageNum=0
Itar-Tass
December 1, 2005
7,000 protesting against Ukraine EU, NATO entry
KIEV - About 7,000 people have been holding a protest
action in downtown Kiev on Thursday against the
admission to NATO and the European Union by Ukraine.
Activists of the progressive socialist party and
students are carrying anti-NATO banners and slogans in
support of rapprochement with Russia.
The rally participants tried to march along
Kreshchatic Street, however police cordons blocked the
road. The public meeting moved to Independence Square.
Speakers at the protest meeting have accused NATO of
aggression against Yugoslavia and the Ukrainian
leadership - of ruining relations with Russia.
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mosnews.com/news/2005/12/01/kievprotest.shtml
MosNews (Russia)
December 1, 2005
Thousands Gather on Kiev Main Square to Protest NATO
Entry
About 4,000 Ukrainians from different cities gathered
on Kiev's Independence Square — the main site of last
year's Orange revolution — early on Dec. 1 to protest
against NATO entry, sought by President Yushchenko,
From-UA news agency reported.
The protest rally was organized by an opposition
Progressive Socialist Party ahead of the EU-Ukraine
summit, due to open in Kiev on Thursday. Its leader
Natalia Vitrenko said that up to 30,000 were to arrive
in Kiev from other parts of the country but police did
not let them enter the capital.
Addressing her supporters, Vitrenko reminded that 14
years ago Ukraine approved the declaration on the
country's sovereignty that bans joining such blocs as
NATO. She also said that only 2,5 per cent of
Ukrainians support Yushchenko's initiative.
Meanwhile, officials in Kiev are getting ready for the
summit marking the first anniversary of the Orange
Revolution. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who
currently holds the rotating EU presidency, will
arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Thursday.
At the meeting, Kiev is hoping for high marks on an
action plan that the EU signed with Ukraine after the
pro-Western Yushchenko assumed power in late January
following the revolution.
The plan lays out a series of benefits — including
trade agreements — that Brussels intends to offer the
country as part of the EU's so-called Neighborhood
Policy with states around its borders.
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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:00:36 +0100
Subject: Brussels: NATO Holds High-Level Meeting On Ukraine's Accession
http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2005/p05-155e.htm
Press Release
NATO International
November 30, 2005
NATO-Ukraine Commission Ambassadorial
30 November 2005 - NATO HQ, Brussels
The NATO-Ukraine Commission met today at Ambassadorial
level at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Ambassador
Volodymyr Khandogiy, the Head of the NATO Department
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and NATO
Ambassador-at-large Konstiantyn Morozov met with
Allied Ambassadors to prepare for the next NUC Foreign
Ministers' meeting, scheduled to take place in
Brussels on 8 December 2005.
The Commission reviewed the status of ongoing work to
develop the NATO-Ukraine Annual Target Plan for 2006
(ATP) which has been developed in light of exchanges
in the Intensified Dialogue on Ukraine's membership
aspirations and relevant reforms. Once approved, the
ATP will provide the outline of reform-related
activities which Ukraine is to undertake during the
coming year, along with activities to be undertaken
jointly by NATO and Ukraine. Ambassadors also gave
their assessments of Ukraine's progress in
implementing NATO-Ukraine Action Plan objectives in
the areas of political, defence, security sector and
legal reforms. In this context, members of the
Commission also exchanged views the future development
of Ukraine-NATO relations.
The Commission also approved the Military Committee +
Ukraine Work Plan for 2006, which is adopted annually
to guide military-to-military cooperation between NATO
and Ukraine.
