The deal extending Russia"s use of a naval...
Duma on Friday. The Duma has scheduled a plenary session on the ratification of the agreement for April 27 and Ukraine"s parliament is due to hold a session on the same day.There has, however, been strong opposition to the deal in Ukraine and it is not clear that it will in fact be ratified on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian opposition said any prolongation of Russia"s military presence would require amendments to the Constitution as well as a national referendum.
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Thursday the deal amounts to "military occupation" and urged all opposition and patriotic forces to unite in the face of the threat to Ukraine"s sovereignty.
Mykola Tomenko, deputy speaker of parliament and a leader of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc opposition party said on April 14 that Article 17 of the Constitution forbids foreign military bases on Ukrainian soil.
However, on Thursday Ukraine"s Constitutional Court ruled the extension
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