Ukraine's President Voldimil Zelenceki told Italian newspapers last weekend that it was “absolutely stupid, unusual, and irresponsible” in the 1990s. 。
“If we can return to 1994, we will only replace nuclear weapons with those that can truly prevent invaders, regardless of political, territory, or military power.” I said In an interview with IL foglio.
Zelenceky, like other modern Ukraine co -instructors, who believe that nuclear umbrellas may have prevented Russia's President Vladimir Putin from invading in 2022. did.
“Who gave up nuclear weapons? All of them? No. Ukraine. Who is fighting today? Ukraine” I made a statement In October, NATO claims that Ukraine should accept the Ukrainian as a member of the Defense Alliance, or that Ukraine's nuclear deterrence must be restored. Zelenceky said he wanted to participate in NATO, but Putin said he was unacceptable.
Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union, which collapsed in 1991, in 1994. Budapest memorandum。
A significant number of nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union happened to be parked in Ukraine when the Soviet Union went down. My favorite Russian reactor. In fact, Ukraine technically had the third largest nuclear weapons in the world.
Budapest's memorandum was an agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine, allowing all the Ukrainian nuclear warheads to Russia and demolished there. Ukraine has also promised not to rebuild nuclear weapons as a “non -nuclear nation” to the legally binding nuclear non -diffusion treaty (NPT).
In exchange, Kyiv received an iron promise from other signers that its sovereignty and territories would be respected. In other words, the Ukrainian did not need a nuclear umbrella.
Importantly, Budapest's memorandum was so do not have A legal binding treaty that requires the United States and the United Kingdom to protect Ukraine from Russian attacks. Ukraine wanted such a commitment for obvious reasons, but Bill Clinton and John Major did not intend to use military power. Instead, it was understood that the United States and the United Kingdom would provide the army anywhere. support To Ukraine in the event of an invasion. This is exactly what we have since 2022.
Other countries, including China, have later promised to respect Ukraine's independence, but they did not pledge to defend it or add signature to Budapest's memorandum.
The iron wrapped in these security promises was a little rusted by 2014, and the climpic residents of the Ukrainian Climia woke up and found a flock. Mysterious man In unmarked military uniforms, it was actually invading Russian soldiers steadily on the street.
At that time, Ukrainian leaders hoped that other areas in the world would blame the annexation of Russia in Russia as a violation of the Budapest memorandum, but the US and British governments have Russia. I didn't want to expand to such a degree. Russian Discussed They did not violate the memorandum because they did not use nuclear weapons to annexed Crimea.
In fact, Moscow claims only The textbook of the Budapest memorandum is a promise not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, which is clearly wrong. The memorandum has six major points. No. 5 is a pledge by three nuclear power signs so that the atomic bomb is not dropped to the non -nuclear weapon state.
Zelensky claimed that it contains a complete NATO membership Protection of Article 5If the members are attacked, they are obliged to respond to the entire alliance, still We do not require immediate military behavior -This is the only acceptable alternative of the sovereign Rub disease guarantee provided by the depled Budapest's memorandum. The memo is not officially disabled, but you can understand that Ukrainians are thinking about it. Popular disability。
The context of ZELENSKY's remarks IL foglio We had a conversation with President Donald Trump about Budapest's memorandum. According to Zelenceky, Trump understands that Ukraina dislikes the ambiguous promise, such as those that Trump may be offered during the ceasefire negotiations that he wants to broker.
Zelensky said he cited Putin's inadvertent betrayal in the Budapest memorandum. The Minsk Agreement, which stopped fighting with Russian support separation 10 years ago, stopped fighting the Russian support separation as evidence that Russian leaders could not trust.
“Almost all depend on what we Ukrainians can secure to protect themselves. IL foglio.
Zelensky I said Putin didn't really want to end the war in Ukraine, but he was optimistic that Trump could take Russia to the table.
“It doesn't happen soon, but Trump can speed up it thanks to his strength, sanctions, US strength and economy,” he said.
Zelenceky has argued that Ukraine has to have a seat on the negotiating table, rather than the United States to deal with Russia. He also wanted European countries to be involved.
“I really hope that Ukraine, Ukraine will have the United States, Europe, and Russians about what will happen to the setup of talks. Yes, we will be a member of the European Union, so Europe will participate. I really want it, “he said.
