SYB_DC
Winger
Blah blah blah.I have already answered this in other posts. You would need to know what assurances were made to Russia, by NATO, regarding their intentions towards Ukraine. Also what diplomacy there has been leading up to the invasion. Given they have been able to dish out some severe punishment to Russia, from the off, I am not sure I agree that they were peace loving under the surface. I would say more than meets the eye. But then I suppose, given 2014, that would be expected.
Here's what the legally binding language in the Budapest Memorandum says:
"The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine..." (Art. 2)
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