This is where we are at:
Ukraine signed a non-proliferation deal in 1994 and gave up their nuclear weapons… in exchange for the US one day telling them, when Russia fires at civilians in Kharkiv from across the border, Ukraine cannot fire back.
Absolutely insane.
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What were the actual promises made in that deal?
It is fairly concrete/specific (e.g. "[...]reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the CSCE Final Act, **to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine**[...]"). What it lacks, are the means to ensure the document's content is kept/followed.
Yes those words are clear, the issues is that russia is claiming the agreement was with the last government of Ukraine, which no longer exists as it was dissolved and recreated during their coup detat. Since the agreement is not very explicit that is entierly open to interpretation. Obviously I would disagree with Russia and would fin them in the wrong even if they had no treaty anyway. But by signing a treaty that is so sparse in its wording it does leave things open to reader interpritation.
