Interesting History about Ukraine giving up it Nukes in 1994

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is appalling that everyone doesn’t know this. The Ukrainians have pointed this out many times and feel very betrayed. It also will make it basically impossible to get any country to give up their nukes in the future, or to get countries to abandon efforts to get nukes. The narrative that we can’t help Ukraine because two nuclear powers can’t be at war is not helping—it just says to every non nuclear country out there that they better hurry up and get nukes or they are potentially on the menu for some dictator that does have them.

They are betrayed by Russia that promised not to attack. They aren't betrayed by the USA which never promised to protect them from other invaders. The agreement was about Russia and USA promising not to attack Ukraine, they guaranteed security against themselves, not against others.

[Anonymous]

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The promise made by Russia was broken.

The promise made by US was also broken.

Can you link to the promise that the US made Ukraine during this period?

https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%203007/Part/volume-3007-I-52241.pdf

Russia maintains that the current Ukrainian admin is not legitimate and therefore Russia does not have to hold up its prior agreements.

Thank you. I’m not seeing a promise broken by the U.S. I see many broken by Russia.

Exactly. OP is spinning it like we promised Ukraine to fight a war on their side against other invaders.

[Anonymous]

Do not send your “hopes and prayers” to Ukraine.

Send them the weapons they are asking for.

Putin’s government repeats the lie “there is no war in Ukraine (just a special military operation). The Russian denial of any/all reality makes negotiations with them completely pointless.

Thus, the only paths forward are 1) the military defeat of Russian forces, or 2) the collapse of the Putin Regime.

Increasing scope and size of weapons shipments must happen immediately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not send your “hopes and prayers” to Ukraine.

Send them the weapons they are asking for.

Putin’s government repeats the lie “there is no war in Ukraine (just a special military operation). The Russian denial of any/all reality makes negotiations with them completely pointless.

Thus, the only paths forward are 1) the military defeat of Russian forces, or 2) the collapse of the Putin Regime.

Increasing scope and size of weapons shipments must happen immediately.

So... you are saying.. it's our responsibility to implement 1 and 2? This would require quite a bit more than sending more weapons to Ukraine which we already do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not send your “hopes and prayers” to Ukraine.

Send them the weapons they are asking for.

Putin’s government repeats the lie “there is no war in Ukraine (just a special military operation). The Russian denial of any/all reality makes negotiations with them completely pointless.

Thus, the only paths forward are 1) the military defeat of Russian forces, or 2) the collapse of the Putin Regime.

Increasing scope and size of weapons shipments must happen immediately.

So... you are saying.. it's our responsibility to implement 1 and 2? This would require quite a bit more than sending more weapons to Ukraine which we already do.

No we just re-arm the Ukrainians with nuclear missiles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not send your “hopes and prayers” to Ukraine.

Send them the weapons they are asking for.

Putin’s government repeats the lie “there is no war in Ukraine (just a special military operation). The Russian denial of any/all reality makes negotiations with them completely pointless.

Thus, the only paths forward are 1) the military defeat of Russian forces, or 2) the collapse of the Putin Regime.

Increasing scope and size of weapons shipments must happen immediately.

So... you are saying.. it's our responsibility to implement 1 and 2? This would require quite a bit more than sending more weapons to Ukraine which we already do.

No we just re-arm the Ukrainians with nuclear missiles.

Yeah, not going to happen, try to guess why not?

[Anonymous]

The big concern at the time was that Soviet nukes and nuke scientists did not end up in rogue states. None of the nuclear powers wanted to add more countries to their club. Ukraine was newly independent and was not a stable country with a stable government. It was never a option that Ukraine keep Soviet nukes.

We wanted Russia to account for and take custody of all their nukes and keep their scientists on the payroll, properly disable and store missiles, etc., so we helped pay for them to do that with our oversight and inspection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not send your “hopes and prayers” to Ukraine.

Send them the weapons they are asking for.

Putin’s government repeats the lie “there is no war in Ukraine (just a special military operation). The Russian denial of any/all reality makes negotiations with them completely pointless.

Thus, the only paths forward are 1) the military defeat of Russian forces, or 2) the collapse of the Putin Regime.

Increasing scope and size of weapons shipments must happen immediately.

So... you are saying.. it's our responsibility to implement 1 and 2? This would require quite a bit more than sending more weapons to Ukraine which we already do.

No we just re-arm the Ukrainians with nuclear missiles.

Yeah, not going to happen, try to guess why not?

Republicans are owned by Putin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not send your “hopes and prayers” to Ukraine.

Send them the weapons they are asking for.

Putin’s government repeats the lie “there is no war in Ukraine (just a special military operation). The Russian denial of any/all reality makes negotiations with them completely pointless.

Thus, the only paths forward are 1) the military defeat of Russian forces, or 2) the collapse of the Putin Regime.

Increasing scope and size of weapons shipments must happen immediately.

So... you are saying.. it's our responsibility to implement 1 and 2? This would require quite a bit more than sending more weapons to Ukraine which we already do.

No we just re-arm the Ukrainians with nuclear missiles.

Yeah, not going to happen, try to guess why not?

Republicans are owned by Putin.

Nailed it Nuclear war has nothing to do with it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not send your “hopes and prayers” to Ukraine.

Send them the weapons they are asking for.

Putin’s government repeats the lie “there is no war in Ukraine (just a special military operation). The Russian denial of any/all reality makes negotiations with them completely pointless.

Thus, the only paths forward are 1) the military defeat of Russian forces, or 2) the collapse of the Putin Regime.

Increasing scope and size of weapons shipments must happen immediately.

So... you are saying.. it's our responsibility to implement 1 and 2? This would require quite a bit more than sending more weapons to Ukraine which we already do.

No we just re-arm the Ukrainians with nuclear missiles.

Yeah, not going to happen, try to guess why not?

Republicans are owned by Putin.

Nailed it Nuclear war has nothing to do with it

Yes a nuclear war! Sure what else does Fox News whisper in your ear? How idiotic.