In 1994, under the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine gave up its nuclear potential and became an independent country within the borders established since the Soviet era.
The Budapest Memorandum was signed in 1994 by Ukraine, Russia, the United States and Britain / REUTERS photo
By launching a full-scale military invasion of the territory independent UkraineRussia violated the Budapest Memorandum.
He announced it on air “Espresso” Polish Member of the European Parliament Radosław Sikorski.
According to the deputy, the West has the right to donate nuclear warheads to Ukraine in order to protect its independence.
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“After in 1994, according to the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine gave up its nuclear potential and became an independent country within the borders established since the times of the USSR, the Russian Federation violated this memorandum and therefore the West can provide an opportunity for Ukraine to defend its independence,” the deputy said.
The Budapest Memorandum was signed in 1994 by Ukraine, Russia, the United States and Britain. There, security guarantees were prescribed for Ukraine after the renunciation of nuclear weapons.
Kyiv completed and submitted a questionnaire to the European Commission, which was a necessary step to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership. The first part of the questionnaire contains the political and economic criteria by which Ukraine’s readiness to obtain the status of a candidate for membership will be assessed. The second one covers the assessment of the conformity of Ukrainian legislation with EU law. Official Kyiv hopes that in June the EU member states will support the decision on the status of Ukraine as a candidate.
