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Anonymous ID: a7db4e March 1, 2025, 4:29 p.m. No.22683903   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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Bill Clinton Ukraine Nuke Deal

Bill Clinton's administration played a significant role in negotiating the 1994 deal that resulted in Ukraine giving up its nuclear arsenal. This agreement, known as the Budapest Memorandum, was signed on December 5, 1994, and provided security assurances to Ukraine in exchange for its adherence to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The memorandum was signed by Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, with China providing somewhat weaker assurances in separate documents.

 

Clinton expressed regret over his role in this deal, suggesting that if Ukraine had retained its nuclear weapons, Russia might not have invaded the country. He stated, "I feel a personal stake because I got them [Ukraine] to agree to give up their nuclear weapons. And none of them believe that Russia would have pulled this stunt if Ukraine still had their weapons," indicating a sense of responsibility for the current conflict.

 

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer noted in 2024 that Ukraine's choice to relinquish its nuclear weapons was a realistic decision given the economic and infrastructural challenges at the time. However, the wisdom of this decision has been questioned since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

 

The Budapest Memorandum was designed to provide security assurances to Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, prohibiting the signatories from threatening or using military force or economic coercion against these countries, except in self-defense or in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

Anonymous ID: a7db4e March 1, 2025, 4:31 p.m. No.22683912   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4347 >>4428

>>22683845

Clinton, Yelstin and Kravchuk

1994

 

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/bill-clinton-blame-ukraine-russia-nuclear-b2314999.html

 

Bill Clinton reveals regret over Russia-Ukraine deal that saw Kyiv give up nuclear weapons