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Was this the same kind of agreement as this one made with Ukraine when they got rid of their nuclear weapons? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum
by davedx 5y ago
Was this the same kind of agreement as this one made with Ukraine when they got rid of their nuclear weapons?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Securit...
- n4r9 5y agoI'm all for the UK stepping up to give Ukraine more assistance but it's not (yet) justified by the Budapest memorandum; it only guarantees assistance in the case of attack by nuclear weapons.
- HyprMusic 5y agoRead the the agreement again. It only mandates that the countries that signed the agreement wouldn't be the ones to attack Ukraine - it didn't include any obligation to defend them.
- CRConrad 5y ago> It only mandates that the countries that signed the agreement wouldn't be the ones to attack Ukraine Shows exactly how much international agreements are worth: One of the countries that signed the agreement was Russia.