KIEV, Aug. 14 – Ukraine as a sovereign state will decide on its domestic and foreign policies independently, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.
"Though according to the Constitution, foreign policies are in the president's competence, I cannot keep silence on the latest developments in Ukrainian-Russian relations… Ukraine will decide on its domestic, foreign policies, including humanitarian issues, independently," Tymoshenko said in a statement issued on Friday.
At the same time, the premier said that she has been always building and intends to build "equal relations with Russia based on national interests, mutual benefit and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity."
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