Ukraine’s access to world markets for its space launchers had been blocked because it had not joined the non-proliferation treaty. Now, the technology-minded Kuchma expects to sign a space cooperation agreement with the United States during his visit next week. To sweeten the pie, Kuchma’s ...
"They signed an agreement with Russia and the United States that I understand basically says, you know, give up your nukes and we'll take care of you forever," Fischer said.Todd JacobsonNuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor
President Vladimir Putin has violated the agreement. The agreement also calls upon theU.S., U.K. and U.N. to provide assistance to Ukraineif it ‘should become a victim of an act of aggression,’ without specifying the limits of that assistance.” Also see NPR’s “Why Ukraine Gave Up...
(I don’t recall the exact wording; however, this is the essence of the agreement.) Further, Putin is no angel, like Roberts portrays him. Joel Skousen, World Affairs Brief, has subscribers with relatives in the Ukraine who report that the Russian KGB is involved in all sorts of ...
The response thus so far has been unbelievably muted from our esteemed leaders. The EU has lit up institution buildings in a statement of support for Ukraine and consequently I am sure little Putin is terrified and will promptly cease and desist from trampling the Minsk agreement and bathing Ukr...
Well it can still go tits up, so ultimately who knows. Of course, even if there will be some sort of agreement, I have no confidence it will last, certainly not 15 years, but Ukraine needs that time out more than Russia. These DNR/LNR "leaders" will do whatever they are told to ...
14 Mykhailo Soldatenko, “Constructive Ambiguity of the Budapest Memorandum at 28: Making Sense of the Controversial Agreement,” Lawfare, February 7, 2023, <https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/constructive-ambiguity-of-the-budapest-memorandum-at-28-making-sense-of-the-controversial-agreement>. 15...
Russian volumes shipped through Ukraine to Europe are now at third of what they should be as part of a five-year transit agreement Russia has banned exports of gas to several EU countries, and the Nord Stream I and II pipelines have been damaged. In 2022 flows via Yamal and Nord Stream...
Since the late 1940s the world has had an agreement that it's really uncool to do wars of conquest. Especially by major powers. There have been regime change wars, but moving in and annexing territory has not been considered appropriate. It's become rare and those who do it get thumped...
came after U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the United States will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, reversing months of arguments by Washington that they were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain. The U.S. decision followed Germany’s agreement to send 14 ...