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What's more, Russia set a precedent of trampling down the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) - the Budapest Memorandum where Ukraine gave away its nuclear w
by ptaipale 11y ago
What's more, Russia set a precedent of trampling down the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) - the Budapest Memorandum where Ukraine gave away its nuclear weapons in 1993 after USSR collapsed, in exchange for an assurance that others (specifically Russia) will "refrain from the threat or use of force against Ukraine’s territorial integrity."
So, we now know how much worth the NPT is in Russia's eyes. Nothing.
- barry-cotter 11y agoDon't forget that the US and UK both guaranteed Ukrainian sovereignty in exchange for that. The lesson from this and what happened in Libya after Gaddafi gave up his chemical weapons is left as an exercise for the reader.
- ptaipale 11y agoSo US and UK should have been more aggressive over Russian involvement in Ukraine?