Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Dec. 23 in a parliamentary vote certain to stoke Russia's anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state's separatist war.
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Agence France-Presse: Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO
From left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute and Ukrainian NATO Ambassador Ihor Dolhov speak during a foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 2.
