Ukraine has allowed foreign soldiers to fight in Donbas, including 'potential carriers of nuclear weapons'

The Ukrainian parliament adopted amendments to the state law allowing the armed forces of other countries to enter Ukrainian territory. Foreign weapons of mass destruction are also mentioned in the documents.

The amendments to Ukraine's legislation were adopted on Thursday in the Verkhovna Rada, receiving a majority of 240 votes (the required minimum is 226). The bill was introduced to the parliament in May by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. It focuses on maintaining international peace and security.

Peacekeeping missions are to operate on the basis of a decision by the UN and/or the European Union.

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Previously, the presence of any international military forces on Ukrainian territory, not specifically sanctioned by state law, was possible only through the enactment of a law initiated by the president. The implementation of the new amendments 'will create conditions for maintaining international peace and security' in Ukraine through missions without the need for additional legal permission.

The presence of such armed forces in Ukraine 'should ensure the normalization of the situation' in Donbas and 'restore law and order, constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens' in eastern Ukraine.

The comparative table published among the accompanying documents to the bill states that 'potential carriers of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction are allowed to enter Ukraine for a short stay in accordance with international agreements', with proper monitoring during the period of achieving the stay's goals.

The law does not require additional funding from the State Budget of Ukraine.

It is notable that Kyiv announced the initiative regarding the involvement of peacekeeping missions in Donbas earlier this year. Moscow insists that the deployment of such forces in Ukraine would be appropriate only after the Minsk agreements are implemented and only if both sides of the conflict - Kyiv and the rebel republics - agree to this measure.

The Kremlin consistently and resolutely denies the presence of Russian troops or weapons in eastern Ukraine, stating that there is no evidence. In reality, however, Ukraine and international experts find evidence of Russia's presence in Donbas almost daily.

The new law has already been criticized in Russia, stating that foreign military 'have long been operating in Ukraine', and the law itself contradicts peace agreements.