Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to 'immediately' order a ceasefire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO.
Russian position says that foreign interference from the US contributed to Euromaidan (not respecting sovereignty and independence), thus, the Budapest Memorandum is null and void.
This is undoubtedly true, by the way. Even if the US wasn’t the one responsible for starting Euromaidan, US support helped make Euromaidan successful.
Whether that justifies a war with hundreds of thousands out of commission? Well, no, but citing the Budapest Memorandum is a fucking joke.
Russian position says that foreign interference from the US contributed to Euromaidan (not respecting sovereignty and independence), thus, the Budapest Memorandum is null and void.
Nah, this was just a reconned excuse. Russia invaded Crimea just a week after the 2014 revolution. The moment a hostile government was in Kyiv, Russia was intent on ripping up the Budapest Memorandum.
This memorandum would be just at much of a joke, I’m for Russia will write or argue in such a way to make whatever they agree to void when they invade again. Russia is really good at changing the definitions of things when it suits them.
Enemy combatant, terrorism, terrorist, rules-based order, rogue state, authoritarian, corruption, freedom, peace, defense… The USA has been redefining things to suit their globe-dominating military adventures for a long time .
Russian position says that foreign interference from the US contributed to Euromaidan (not respecting sovereignty and independence), thus, the Budapest Memorandum is null and void.
This is undoubtedly true, by the way. Even if the US wasn’t the one responsible for starting Euromaidan, US support helped make Euromaidan successful.
Whether that justifies a war with hundreds of thousands out of commission? Well, no, but citing the Budapest Memorandum is a fucking joke.
Nah, this was just a reconned excuse. Russia invaded Crimea just a week after the 2014 revolution. The moment a hostile government was in Kyiv, Russia was intent on ripping up the Budapest Memorandum.
Do you think revolutions go from 0 to 100 in a day?
This memorandum would be just at much of a joke, I’m for Russia will write or argue in such a way to make whatever they agree to void when they invade again. Russia is really good at changing the definitions of things when it suits them.
Enemy combatant, terrorism, terrorist, rules-based order, rogue state, authoritarian, corruption, freedom, peace, defense… The USA has been redefining things to suit their globe-dominating military adventures for a long time .