De har holdt fast i en forsoningspolitik over for Rusland og en tilnærmelsespolitik over for vesten ved at underskrive charteret om et markant partnerskab mellem NATO og Ukraine samt ved for nylig at nægte at levere turbiner til Irans atomkraftprojekt.
It has pursued a policy of conciliation towards Russia and a policy of rapprochement towards the West, signing the charter for a distinctive partnership between NATO and Ukraine, and recently refusing to supply turbines to Iran's nuclear power project.