In 2002-2006, Ukraine has destroyed over 30 Tu-22M strategic bombers, 19 Tu-160 strategic bombers (a Soviet version of B-1 Lancer), and 225 cruise missiles X-22 for them - the biggest fleet worldwide, more than the US or Russia. The US has pushed Ukraine to destroy them all and paid $8m
2/17 "To our friends in the Ukraine, I want it to be your decision (to join NATO)not Russia's decision," Graham said. It's worth NATO allies considering that "the Ukrainians gave up a nuclear weapons arsenal, with the understanding that 'if I do this I'm good to go.' We signed up and everybody else
TheUS as a signatory country of the Budapest Memorandum〜should participate in negotiations concerning Crimea and the situation in Donbas, Klimkin has said. “Of course, we need US support to restart negotiations between the signatories of the Budapest Memorandum,”〜speaking in the US Senate.
In particular, there are no specific signed results because the Russian side refuses to recognize itself as party to the conflict, arguing that the Ukrainians are fighting each other/ "Perhaps, they believe that Russia will sooner or later realize its mistake and enter the framework of (
10.12 クラフチュク op-ed/ "The Normandy format is unique with the fact that no documents are signed or adopted within its framework: no decisions, no memorandums, and no declarations – nothing. Even the minutes of meeting are not disclosed, from which one could see what had been said〜/
4.2 核セキュリティサミットで訪問中のワシントンでポロシェンコ-潘基文国連事務総長会談。ポロはブダペスト覚書(の内容)、サフチェンコ釈放などに言及。 The parties discussed broader involvement of UN instruments and institutions for the(