Posted on 02/28/2014 1:44:51 PM PST by george76
A treaty signed in 1994 by the US and Britain could pull both countries into a war to protect Ukraine if Putin's troops intervene.
The Budapest Memorandum was signed by Bill Clinton, John Major, Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kuchma the then-rulers of the USA, UK, Russia and Ukraine - as part of the denuclearization of former Soviet republics after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Technically it means that if Russia has invaded Ukraine then it would be difficult for the US and Britain to avoid going to war.
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the [Budapest] Memorandum is legally binding.'
It promises to protect Ukraine's borders, in return for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons.
Today Kiev has demanded the agreement is activated after insisting their borders had been violated.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Only a moron would get into a war with Russia over the Ukraine.
If guess we will soon find out if the military is gay enough to win.
Russia under Yeltsin was prostrate and weak and not exactly in a position to throw its weight around.
What’s the difference? 20 years and today Russia is the Big Bear on the block.
I did a short web search and found no evidence it was even presented to the US Senate.
This is likely one of those rogue POTUS deals, signed by POTUS but never saw the light of day thereafter.
You nailed it. No way would the Obamanator make this move.
Really? Harsh. I’ll let you take the first bullet for the defense of Ukraine.
Only a moron would get into a war with Germany over the Balkans...
If obama ignores this treaty, Japan goes nuclear.
You mean gay marital law?
This is all nonsense. Obama will do nothing but talk. Does anyone think Putin is doing anything but laughing at this boob? Putin has named his toilet Barack so he can piss on it each morning. And the EU? Please. They will do what exactly? The UN? ‘nuff said. Putin will take the Crimea and no one will do anything about it. Besides, anyone see the Ukes stepping up to defend themselves? Me neither. Besides, Bambi has golf and gay rights and the minimum wage and the Tonight show to worry about anyway.
or the NAACP
Good grief, since when does this Administration honor anything! Come OOOOON!
And only a moron would support a war with Russia to disagree with Obama.
It’s not our fight. The tire burning, Jewish hating thugs can play the hand they dealt. We have no business getting involved.
This is starting to make me really nervous. Coordinated coups by both Iran and Russia. Who could have seen that coming? Maybe Hillary, were she doing her job?
Now you've really scared me!
So no second Crimean war, Shucks.
“Only a moron would get into a war with Russia over the Ukraine.”
This is Obama and Kerry we are talking about.
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