Symbolically, on this day 29 years ago — 1 June 1996 — Ukraine handed over its last nuclear weapon to russia under the Budapest Memorandum. In return, russia pledged to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and borders. Russia got the nukes. Ukraine got “security guarantees." Remember?
@captainrob @iryna There was no such guarantee. https://united24media.com/anti-fake/debunking-russias-myths-about-nato-what-you-need-to-know-4042
@compfu @iryna maybe you live in a strange mythical land but everyone i know, understand that #nato exists to contain challenges to us hegemony. At that time it was #Soviet and today it's #russia. There's a reason russia doesn't want missile systems aimed at their country on their border. It's the same reason #usa doesn't want them in #Cuba. To argue much else sidesteps the truth.
@captainrob @compfu @iryna Don't we know for sure this isn't the reason for the invasion? Putin, whatever else you say about him isn't *completely stupid* like you seem to imply he is.
Look at what's happened along his border since his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine: NATO expansion, giant armies lining up along his borders, etc, etc. He *knew* this would happen, of course, since he isn't an idiot. It's a mind-numbingly obvious result of his actions. Any child could have told him this would happen.
Also if you're trying to appeal to Americans here, maybe you're right that we don't want missiles in Cuba? I don't know, I assume they have missiles? don't they? Who cares. We aren't invading them, are we? Do you have a point?
@captainrob you think he is really that stupid? I seriously doubt it, but ok
@ech I disagree.