The forgotten Agreement of which Russia was a Guarantor.
US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk signed the Memorandum in Budapest on December 5. In return for entering the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the USA, the UK and Russia agreed to the following:
1/Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and existing borders shall be respected.
2/The signatories shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territory or political independence of Ukraine.
3/he signatories shall refrain from influencing Ukrainian politics with economic pressure.
4/Immediate United Nations Security Council action shall provide assistance to Ukraine if it becomes the victim “of an act of aggression or an object of a threat of aggression in which nuclear weapons are used.”
5/Nuclear weapons shall not be used against Ukraine
6/Consult in the event that questions arise on these commitments
The forgotten Agreement of which Russia was a Guarantor.
US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk signed the Memorandum in Budapest on December 5. In return for entering the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the USA, the UK and Russia agreed to the following:
1/Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and existing borders shall be respected.
2/The signatories shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territory or political independence of Ukraine.
3/he signatories shall refrain from influencing Ukrainian politics with economic pressure.
4/Immediate United Nations Security Council action shall provide assistance to Ukraine if it becomes the victim “of an act of aggression or an object of a threat of aggression in which nuclear weapons are used.”
5/Nuclear weapons shall not be used against Ukraine
6/Consult in the event that questions arise on these commitments