Re:NATO leaves Black Sea exposed as Russia invades Ukraine
by robert_foss on Friday February 25, 2022 @09:16AM
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Is a signed memorandum not binding then? Is it little more than hopes and aspirations?
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Re:NATO leaves Black Sea exposed as Russia invades Ukraine
by nradov on Friday February 25, 2022 @09:30AM
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The memorandum only required signatories to respect Ukrainian borders. It didn't contain any provisions for enforcement or defense if one of the signatories violated the memorandum. Since the US and UK didn't commit to do anything (beyond perhaps bringing the issue to the UN Security Council) then the question about whether the memorandum is binding of kind of moot.