“ In the final analysis, he has no nukes so he has no say.”
Ukraines nukes were removed in 94 I believe. But like anything coming from that region of the world, I don’t believe for a second that Ukraine didn’t squirrel a couple away.
I found this online:
“Since 1992, custodial protection of warheads designated for heavy bombers, as well as those removed from strategic missiles, is performed by troops under Ukrainian control.”
“In late 1993, the Ukrainians began removing warheads from the ballistic missiles. The removal, transportation, and storage were provided by Ukrainian troops. This became a watershed, which marked the transition of Kiev’s command and control into a stage of more autonomous and active operations. For the first time, the Ukrainian troops, on their own initiative, physically touched nuclear weapons.”
https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054400/http://cns.miis.edu/npr/pdfs/pikaye13.pdf