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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C…
If I had a month, I could …
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.