| Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said in a television interview that “now it would be necessary for all strategic partners to sit down at the negotiating table to create a missile defense system in Europe,” including Ukraine itself, which “has something to go into this system with.” “We have space tracking systems,” which are used jointly with Russia, the prime minister recalled. He confirmed that Ukraine “certainly” could offer its participation in the European missile defense system. At the same time, Mr. Yanukovych stressed that negotiations are necessary because “even the countries that are members of NATO do not have a common point of view on this issue.” Deputy Speaker Adam Martynyuk said that on Wednesday the Rada plans to hear reports from the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the possible deployment of foreign missile defense systems in Ukraine. However, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Alexander Moroz explained: “We are not talking about the deployment of missile defense elements, we are talking about a version on this matter.” Svetlana STEPANENKO, Kyiv
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