Ukraine recognized the complications of a smooth transition and seeking a consensus with other former members of the Soviet Union in dividing up their Soviet military inheritance .
Ukraine joined ongoing talks that started in December 1991 regarding a joint military command of the Commonwealth of Independent States .
Recognizing the complications of a smooth transition and seeking a consensus with other former members of the Soviet Union in dividing up their Soviet military inheritance , Ukraine joined ongoing talks that started in December 1991 regarding a joint military command of the Commonwealth of Independent States .