Re: [politics] The Budapest Memorandum And Its Relevance To Crimea

From: Pavlo Ivanchenko ([email protected])
Date: Sat Mar 01 2014 - 20:02:11 EST


Even traitor Kravchuk admitted as much. This memorandum has no legal weight
and Ukraine gave up its nukes through deception. The country and the
diasporas were deceived. OBMAN. wake up.

PI

On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Francine Ponomarenko <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> According to Illarionov ( or is it Illarion) who was interviewed on
> hromadske while they had Taras chornovil in the studio, this document has
> no legal status. In fact, he said it wasn't even a document, just a piece
> of paper with signatures of intent. He said there is nothing one can do
> further with this memorandum. It has. I legal weight.
>
> On Saturday, 1 March 2014, Walter Iwaskiw <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-explainer-budapest-memorandum/25280502.html
>>
>> *Explainer: The Budapest Memorandum And Its Relevance To Crimea*
>> By Ron Synovitz, RFE/RL, February 28, 2014
>>
>> ... In the "Budapest Memorandum," Russia, the United Kingdom, and the
>> United States promised that none of them would ever threaten or use force
>> against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine.
>> They also pledged that none of them would ever use economic coercion to
>> subordinate Ukraine to their own interest.
>>
>> They specifically pledged they would refrain from making each other's
>> territory the object of military occupation or engage in other uses of
>> force in violation of international law.
>>
>> All sides agreed that no such occupation or acquisition will be
>> recognized as legal and that the signatories would "consult in the event a
>> situation arises which raises a question concerning these commitments." ...
>>
>



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