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  • NATO to Help Ukraine Destroy Weapons

    02/21/2005 7:06:19 AM PST · by LwinAungSoe · 3 replies · 280+ views
    AP ^ | 2005 Feb 21 | PAUL AMES
    BRUSSELS, Belgium - NATO announced a 12-year program to help Ukraine destroy millions of surplus Soviet-era weapons in what the alliance called the largest demilitarization effort underway anywhere in the world. The announcement came as Ukraine's new, Westward-leaning president prepared to attend a NATO summit Tuesday in Brussels, where he was expected to ask for closer cooperation between the military bloc and Ukraine. NATO, which has said Ukraine is not ready for full membership, released a statement Saturday about the program, saying it would eliminate 133,000 tons of munitions and 1.5 million small arms and light weapons. "Much of this...