Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 2 a.m.
The April 8 letter “Ukraine is not our problem” asks why Ukraine give up its nuclear weapons.
History’s answer: In the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed in 1994, 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 that they would refrain from making one another’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 would be recognized as legal and that the signatories would “consult in the event a situation arises which raises a question concerning these commitments.”
Any more questions?