Obama was president. In 2014, after Russia annexed Crimea and intervened in Ukraine, Obama and other Western leaders imposed sanctions that contributed to a Russian financial crisis. Russia later intervened in the Syrian Civil War and was accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which the Obama administration condemned.
Thom says: The memorandum doesn’t have specific language about exactly how the US, UK, and Russia would protect Ukraine and its borders in the event of an attack, but it was backed up by at least the appearance of the moral force of the United Nations.
If I had a month, I could research all of them, but note that stuff like the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons precede Ukranian sovereignity. We have issued sanctions several times for violations.
We didn't enter into a reciprocal treaty with Ukriane until Biden was elected, in 2021.
Good point, David. But what should we do now? Some consistently profit from war, instigate it, and want to keep it going.
We recognized Ukraine in 1991, but didn't supply military aid until 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93United_States_relations#:~:text=After%201991,-U.S.%20President%20George&text=The%20United%20States%20enjoys%20cordially,with%20a%20flourishing%20market%20economy.
Obama was president. In 2014, after Russia annexed Crimea and intervened in Ukraine, Obama and other Western leaders imposed sanctions that contributed to a Russian financial crisis. Russia later intervened in the Syrian Civil War and was accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which the Obama administration condemned.
Thom says: The memorandum doesn’t have specific language about exactly how the US, UK, and Russia would protect Ukraine and its borders in the event of an attack, but it was backed up by at least the appearance of the moral force of the United Nations.
Attached are all Ukrainian treaties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Treaties_of_Ukraine
If I had a month, I could research all of them, but note that stuff like the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons precede Ukranian sovereignity. We have issued sanctions several times for violations.
We didn't enter into a reciprocal treaty with Ukriane until Biden was elected, in 2021.