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Mr Yanukovych won the general election earlier this year (Photo: www.ya2006.com.ua)

Ukraine policy on EU and NATO will not change

The foreign policy priorities of Ukraine as declared by president Viktor Yushchenko will remain unchanged despite the fact that some parties in the new parliamentary coalition have nuances in terms of their foreign policy programmes.

The president of Ukraine, Mr Yushchenko, enjoys special constitutional powers in the foreign policy arena, including the appointment of the foreign and defence ministers.

This continuity was again confirmed in a document called the "National Unity P...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Mr Yanukovych won the general election earlier this year (Photo: www.ya2006.com.ua)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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