Budapest? Not everyone may remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine already got assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and the UK. In Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place

Budapest? Not everyone may remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine already got assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and the UK. In Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place.

— Donald Tusk (@donald-tusk.bsky.social) 2025-08-20T08:27:59.889Z



by Jolly-Tennis-1147

6 comments

  1. The only thing the Budapest Memorandum promised was to not invade.

  2. France was right there as well, they just had to sign their own agreement cause you know, America bad.  Somehow everyone gives the French a pass. 

  3. In 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton praised Ukraine’s decision to give up its nuclear weapons, calling it a step toward peace with its neighbors.

    “Thanks to the Ukrainian parliament, you are removing the threat of nuclear power and laying the groundwork for an era of peace. I salute the courage you have shown. America will stand with you to support your independence, your territorial integrity, and your reforms. We are bound together by dedication to peace.”

  4. Original date posted August 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM, 15 days ago.

    I don’t mind news, but please make it NEW news.

  5. Document was written and signed in three languages: English, Ukrainian and Russian. Each version has same force.

    Ukrainian and Russian versions have words “guarantees”. English version has “assurances”.

    So it’s 2/3 guarantees and 1/3 assurances.

  6. IMO Zelensky is using Budapest on purpose, just for irony’s sake.

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