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Not equivalent, but the USA is in violation as of today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum

• ceejayoz 2y ago
  The USA is not in violation of that. All of points 1-6 have been complied with. Russia is in clear violation of it, but it never promised US military intervention. All it promises is we'd go to the Security Council about it. The memorandum didn't really anticipate one of the signatories with a UN veto being the aggressor.
  • spectra72 2y ago
    The UK, France and China also signed that same agreement.
    • ceejayoz 2y ago
      France and China signed separate, individual agreements. The UK and France have clearly followed (and exceeded, via direct military aid it does not require) the requirements of the memorandum. I can't find the text of China's agreement.
      • spectra72 2y ago
        As has the US with all of their aid. Yet, the US is the one that is forever chided for being negligent to the terms of the agreement.
        • ceejayoz 2y ago
          > As has the US with all of their aid. As I've noted upthread. > Yet, the US is the one that is forever chided for being negligent to the terms of the agreement. The US has absolutely complied with the Budapest Memorandum's requirements. Military aid isn't required, it's just a good idea. The recent withdrawal of aid is a betrayal of an ally, but not a violation of the Memorandum.