Ukraine-Russia: friends will be friends – RT: “Yanukovich spoke to Russian TV channels, saying his country is ready to back President Dmitry Medvedev’s proposal for a new pan-European security treaty.
He also said Ukraine has no plans to step up cooperation with NATO�– and that joining the alliance is not on the agenda.
On another divisive issue, Yanukovich said Kiev is likely to extend the lease of Russia’s naval base on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, set to expire in 2017.”