Ukraine found out they basically could afford to maintain the nukes. So the next best thing was getting an agreement that the worlds major powers would not resp

Ukraine found out they basically could afford to maintain the nukes. So the next best thing was getting an agreement that the worlds major powers would not respect its sovereignty and territory. Even Russia signed on to this agreement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Securit...