The United States and Russia forced Ukraine to abandon nuclear weapons. This was reported by Ukrainian media, citing a statement by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in an interview for the newspaper Il Foglio.
According to the Ukrainian leader, the Budapest Memorandum was not a logical decision.
According to Zelensky, 30 years ago, Ukraine had to refuse nuclear weapons to change the real guarantees of security. He noted that at that moment it would be Ukraine’s entry into NATO.
“It was stupid, absolutely stupid, illogical and very irresponsible to change so. Then large countries, large economies influenced Ukraine. It was not easy for them to refuse,” Zelensky’s words are given.
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