 Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian Supreme Soviets then ratified the establishment of the CIS.On 10 December, he issued a statement calling the CIS agreement "illegal and dangerous".On 20 December, the leaders of 11 of the 12 remaining republics–all except Georgia–met in Alma-Ata and signed the Alma-Ata Protocol, agreeing to dismantle the Soviet Union and formally establish the CIS.