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Foreign Ministry responds to rumors of Kyiv's plans to build nuclear bomb
Zelensky later walked back the comments, saying that Kyiv is not pursuing nuclear weapons and the remarks were made to emphasize the failures of the Budapest Memorandum.
Under the 1994 agreement, Ukraine willingly surrendered its nuclear arsenal in exchange for receiving security guarantees from the U.S., the U.K., and Russia.
Foreign Ministry responds to rumors of Kyiv's plans to build nuclear bomb
So much for promises
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Promises Like not Expanding NATO closer to Russia?Originally Posted by Gunny
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Do you really think NATO expansion explains Russian aggression?
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Do you really think it has nothing to do with it?
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. The freeman of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. James Madison
Live as free people, yet without employing your freedom as a pretext for wickedness; but live at all times as servants of God. 1 Peter 2:16
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Yes. Except for being a convenient excuse. When was the last time that NATO expanded by invasion?
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The promise wasn't to not expand by invasion, it was to not expand any closer to Russia's boarders period.
And that was like 20 yrs and half a dozen countries ago.
By any honest standard if Russia needed excuses to invade it seems there are real ones available. Even if some people prefer not to even consider them.
How many times was Russia suppose to ignore NATO moving the goalpost?
Is Invasion wrong? Yes. Is it a completing shocking unprovoked aggressive mystery? no.
Tease a bear what happens?
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It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. The freeman of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. James Madison
Live as free people, yet without employing your freedom as a pretext for wickedness; but live at all times as servants of God. 1 Peter 2:16
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