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The Bucharest memorandum contained the promises that: - None of the countries (US, UK, and Russia) would threaten Ukraine’s territory - If nuclear weapons wer
by bee_rider 2y ago
The Bucharest memorandum contained the promises that:
- None of the countries (US, UK, and Russia) would threaten Ukraine’s territory
- If nuclear weapons were used against them, or they were threatened by nuclear weapons, the other signatories would “Seek immediate Security Council action to provide assistance”
Among other promises. So it seems like they’ve already had their promises violated.
- epolanski 2y agoDidn't china and France sign it too?
- nradov 2y agoChina and France didn't formally sign the Budapest Memorandum. They made separate statements generally in support but aren't obligated to take any real action. https://warontherocks.com/2015/06/the-budapest-memorandum-and-the-russia-ukraine-crisis/ https://warontherocks.com/2015/06/the-budapest-memorandum-an...
- bee_rider 2y agoI can’t believe I mixed up Budapest and Bucharest :(