NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko have rejected the idea of Russia vetoing Ukraine's membership bid, saying the decision was a matter for NATO alone.
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Civilians targeted by Afghan roadside bombs ... approved as a formal membership candidate this year. The NATO chief said that if Kiev joined the Alliance it would in no way oblige the country to host foreign bases or send soldiers off to war. The NATO membership bid by the former Soviet republic is strongly opposed by Russia.
(Deutsche Welle)
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