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Re:Reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern ... by aaronbrethorst on Thursday March 03, 2022 @02:53PM (#30545913)
Ukraine does not have nuclear weapons because they gave them back to Russia in exchange for guarantees about their territorial sovereignty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Securit...
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Re:Reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern ... by endisneigh on Thursday March 03, 2022 @03:07PM (#30546149)
Didn’t other countries say they’d have ukraines back if something like this happen though?
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Re:Reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern ... by jerlam on Thursday March 03, 2022 @03:13PM (#30546241)
The wording is more akin to "we won't attack", not "we will defend". Two of the signatories are Russia and Belarus.
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Re:Reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern ... by bpodgursky on Thursday March 03, 2022 @03:14PM (#30546253)
Yes, the US and the UK promised to protect Ukraine's sovereignty in exchange for disarmament.

(we didn't)

Edit: just look it up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Securit...

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Re:Reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern ... by ceejayoz on Thursday March 03, 2022 @04:47PM (#30547477)
No, they promised to respect it. That's a very significant difference.

Nothing in that document obliges the US or UK to intervene. It obliges them to go to the Security Council (done; Russia vetoed). They've gone beyond their obligations by providing arms and sanctions.

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