Foreign troops to Ukraine allowed for peacekeeping operations except for troops of aggressor country
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04 June 2015
17:07
On June 4, 2015, there have been approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament) the Act On amendments to the Procedure of admission of units of the armed forces of other states to the territory of Ukraine.
This document amends the Act of Ukraine Procedure of admission of units of the armed forces of other states to the territory of Ukraine by series of provisions aimed at increasing the list of legal reasons for stay of foreign troops in Ukraine. Particularly, one of these reasons is peacekeeping and security operation for Ukraine on the basis of the UN and/or EU resolution.
According to the act, the armed forces of states conducting aggressive actions against Ukraine will not be admitted to Ukraine.