KIEV, July 6 – Parliament has adopted a declaration, entitled "Real guarantees to Ukraine's nuclear-free status," which calls on the international community to strengthen security assurances to Ukraine, which declared its nuclear-free status 16 years ago.

A total of 345 lawmakers out of the 429 registered in the parliament's session hall voted for the document on Tuesday.

“The current situation requires the evolution of ideology set out in the Budapest Memorandum, as well as its updated implementation in an international legal document that would contain the necessary tools guaranteeing a reliable answer to modern challenges to the national security of our country," reads the declaration.