»»Russia, Ukraine Preferred to Part Friends // Despite the coolness in relations, the treaty of friendship will be extended
Kommersant found out that, in spite of the numerous claims to each other, Moscow and Kiev will extend the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Russia and Ukraine for another ten years. The Russian Foreign Ministry, which has blamed the Ukrainian party for violating the “big treaty”, hopes that its prolongation will sober Ukraine’s government. The State Duma hasn’t been particularly glad at that sign of friendliness – it has once suggested that the President and the Government should consider the expediency of extending the treaty. However, it is the pro-Russian forces in the Crimea that appear to be mostly upset. They even called Moscow’s step “defeatist diplomacy”.
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