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World|politics|November 22, 2014 / 11:34 AM
Ukraine considers joining NATO as priority

AKIPRESS.COM - NATO2 Ukraine's new coalition government declared joining NATO a priority Friday in a move likely to provoke fresh Russian anger as thousands gathered in Kiev to mark the first anniversary of protests which unleashed a year of turmoil, Haveeru Daily reported.

A crowd of several thousand gathered in Kiev's Independence Square, known as Maidan, late Friday to remember the more than 100 protestors who died in demonstrations that started on November 21 last year.

Many mourners were draped in Ukrainian flags, while some cried and laid flowers in memory of the dead.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's leaders announced a new coalition following October elections which affirmed that joining the NATO military alliance would be a priority. It agreed to pass a law by the end of the year confirming this intention.

Such a move threatens to further provoke Russia, which denies Western accusations that it is providing military support to pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine as part of a strategy to thwart the country's pro-Western course.

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