Medvedev: Ukraine can become a "potential military enemy" of Russia

The refusal of Ukraine from non -block status will lead to the fact that the country can become a "potential military enemy" of Russia. This was written on Facebook by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Medvedev named the introduction of a bill on the Verkhovna Rada of the bill on the abandonment of non -block status by the Ukrainian President Peter Poroshenko.

The law signed by Barack Obama, which allows him to impose new sanctions against Moscow, will poison Russian-American relations for decades, Medvedev believes . He called the law anti-Russian and compared it to the law of Jackson-Vannik.

Russia will respond to both of these decisions, Medvedev emphasized.

On December 18, Obama signed a law on support for freedom in Ukraine , previously approved by Congress. The law, in particular, allows the US President to impose new sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, the American leader noted that so far there is no talk of new sanctions.

"My administration will continue to interact with allies and partners in Europe and around the world in connection with events in Ukraine, and, as before, will review and clarify sanctions in response to the actions of Russia," Obama assured. He also remarked: "We are still ready to curtail sanctions if Russia takes the necessary steps for this."

On December 19, Poroshenko submitted a bill on the country's refusal of non -block status to the Verkhovna Rada. He defined the bill as urgent for an extraordinary consideration.

"The non -block status of Ukraine, which was enshrined in the Law of Ukraine" On the Basics of Internal and Foreign Policy ", turned out to be ineffective in the context of ensuring the security of the state from external aggression and pressure. The long stay of Ukraine in the" gray "buffer zone between powerful collective defense systems is an additional challenge for Ukraine," the explanatory note said.