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The US did not violate the Budapest memorandum[0]. That’s a false narrative from Russia and violated it when invading and occupying Crimea. [0]: https://cisac.
by no_wizard 1y ago
The US did not violate the Budapest memorandum[0]. That’s a false narrative from Russia and violated it when invading and occupying Crimea.
[0]: https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/budapest-memorandum-myths https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/budapest-memorandum-myth...
- pydry 1y agoYour citation isn't. It doesn't contradict anything I've said. It doesn't back up what you said. In fact, it agreed with me on one key point which you just trashed as Russian propaganda: >Absent the 1994 agreements, many seem to believe Ukraine could have maintained a nuclear arsenal. In fact, it would have encountered likely insurmountable challenges. Here is where the Americans said "look, this memorandum isn't even legally binding" while they also try to pretend they didn't violate it: https://web.archive.org/web/20140419030507/http://minsk.usembassy.gov/budapest_memorandum.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140419030507/http://minsk.usem...