European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 20, 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 7 Ukraine approves cuts in nuclear arms stockpile. By by the new York times. Kiev Ukraine parliament ratified the strategic arms reduction treaty on thursday resolving to destroy More than one third of Ukraine s nuclear Arsenal immediately. But parliament did not approve an Accord to become nuclear free state and instead resolved to destroy the rest of its nuclear weapons gradually after 13 conditions were . After the soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine inherited the world s third largest nuclear Arsenal. With 1,656 nuclear warheads its Arsenal is larger than the combined stockpiles of Britain France and China. The nuclear arms treaty also known As Start i was overwhelmingly approved in a closed session by a vote of. 254-9. The list of conditions for becoming non nuclear was not immediately available. But Dmitro v. Pavlichko chairman of the foreign relations committee said they mainly concern financial assistance and political Security guarantees we re moving toward non nuclear status step by step and Only under guarantees of Security and Aid Pavlichko said. Well fulfil our obligations under Start i. But we Don t have the financial ability to de stroy the weapons ourselves. The main Point is to get Money and that is Why we removing cautiously. We re not avoiding our obligations. Ukraine does t want to be a nuclear Power but we can give these weapons up like we gave up the tactical ones without compensation. If the West wants us to give the up quickly they need to give us  according to thursday s Resolution Ukraine is to de stroy 36 percent of its 176 Long Range strategic missiles and 42 percent of its warheads. Ukraine however has no funds to carry this destruction. The government has previously asked for $2.8 billion for dismantlement additional compensation for the Short Range tactical weapons it transferred to Russia last year and Western Security guarantees to protect its Border with Russia. In his trip to Kiev last month . Secretary of stat Warren Christopher said Security assurances would certainly be in contemplation  . Ukraine has said it will take its remaining nuclear weapons off Active Alert and Stop aiming them a american targets. Kurd free american new Sealander Ankara Turkey a kurdish separatists re leased an american and a new Sealander Early Friday after holding them hostage for More than a  two were released near the town of Pulumu in the Eastern province of Tuncell gov. Atil Uzl unsaid. He identified the american As Colin Patrick Starger and the new Sealander As Ellis Dougal. Their hometowns were not released. Both were kidnapped oct. 9 in Eastern  belonging to the kurdish workers party or pkg announced earlier this month that they would release the hostages As a Goodwill gesture to Mark the party s 15th anniversary. They freed a dutch hostage on nov. 13. The party was founded nov. 27,1978.starger and Dougal were being questioned by police at Pii Limur Uze gun said. It was not immediately Clear where the men would go. Starger s father was waiting in the nearby town of Erz incan. The pkg is fighting for self Rule in Turkey s kurd ish dominated Eastern and Southeastern provinces. It has abducted about 20 Western hostages since  kurd do not demand Ramson but demand tacit recognition by foreign governments who Appeal for the release of their citizens. More than 10,000 people have died in a decade of fighting Between turkish Security forces and the rebels. Pair of . Agents returned after bungled spy episode from wire report Athens Greece the greek foreign ministry said thursday that two american undercover agents of the defense intelligence Agency had been recalled to Washington after being arrested in a Security operation that it appears had not been authorized by greek  information was Given after a meeting Between foreign minister Karo los Papoulias . Ambassador Thomas . Niles. The ambassador declined  two men were detained tuesday after residents of an Athens suburb noticed the two were monitoring people s movements and called police. After interrogation the two were found to bearded and to possess surveillance and communications equipment. They also were using wigs to disguise themselves they were released once they proved diplomatic  to the foreign ministry the american ambassador explained that the two men were involve Din routine Security  Long awaited report. 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