Turks, not Greeks
> they guaranteed Ukraine’s borders along with Russia and the USA
The Ukraine situation has much more nuance than you give credit for.
> and never trust the U.K. or USA.
As history shows, every superpower has interests, not friends.
Fuck nuance. Never give up your nukes and never trust anyone for your vital interests.
The nukes in Ukraine were not Ukrainian - they were Soviet. Ukraine had no knowledge and resources to maintain them in usable state, they would simply expire anyway. So at least someone made a quick buck on that. This episode actually sums up behaviour of Ukraine's politicians in their 25 years of existence - whatever can be sold, will be sold, consequences for your co-citizens be damned. Ukraine as a state has no interests, vital or not - only politicians have.
On the other hand, do you wonder why North Korea wants nukes?
I don’t wonder why North Korea wants nukes. I know why. Iraq, Libya, Iran. Compare and contrast.
It's entirely possible PRC could collapse. High growth rates and widespread corruption could easily cause a financial crisis that turns into a political one.
Sure there is, short of nuclear war there’s no way to get the PRC’s government out of Hong Kong.
And the PRC signed a treaty with the U.K., and the U.K.’s signature on a treaty is dirt. They guaranteed the indivisibility and independence of Cyprus and did nothing when the Greeks invaded, they guaranteed Ukraine’s borders along with Russia and the USA. Two things are always true in international relations; never give up your nukes and never trust the U.K. or USA.