Zelenskyy: If international law had been taken seriously, Russia would have faced real consequences in 2014, when it occupied Ukrainian territory. That did not happen — there were only words. That is why Ukraine needs strong, legally binding security guarantees, not another Budapest Memorandum.

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1. Actions speak louder and harder than words .

2. spit the truth king. EU is a weak ass bitch

3. Yep

4. Hahaha dam right. Keep bringing up the Budapest memorandum and let the Americans argue that there was simply a misunderstanding of expectations of Ukraine and not a welching on America’s part.

   Yes Americans have argued this point online to me so many times and I’m sure theyll appreciate the point Zelensky is making now 😛 leave no space for ambiguity this time welchers.

5. This is the fundamental issue.

   When emboldened dictators like Putin are not stopped, they are encouraged.

6. >legally binding security guarantees

   All treaties reiterated by the Budapest Memorandum (yes, the Memorandum mostly reiterates other international treaties) are legally binding, and they fail. Stop that nonsense about “the Budapest Memorandum is not legally binding”; Russia is violating the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act, and the NNPT by invading Ukraine since 2014.

   The only two real possibilities are providing Ukraine with real weapons capable of pushing Russians out or bringing NATO troops into Ukraine. Otherwise, it will be one more Budapest Memorandum, nothing more.

7. I feel/fear that the only thing the Americans are interested in giving is a Budapest memorandum though.

8. All true words!

9. Ukraine needs a nuclear deterrent, change my mind.

10. Nothing Trump says can be trusted, Europe also needs to sign up to a joint defense strategy where Ukraine is included and an article 5 style agreement is made. Attack one attack all.

11. Deeds speak louder than words. Who is really helping Ukraine?

12. True

13. If you don’t want the war, prepare the war.

14. They need nukes back. Maybe back then it was a good idea, but now, no.

15. >> That is why Ukraine needs strong, legally binding security guarantees, not another Budapest Memorandum.

    Sounds like Budapest Memorandum wasn’t legally binding.

16. Budapest should have been enough. Russia set that shit up with the watching world enamoured by the Sochi Olympics, they claimed rescue but marched with conquest.

17. I think it was one of the many points of Kamil Galeev on twitter a few years back: russians don’t negotiate, they demand. And also: russians sign agreements they immediately disregard. How can anybody believe that agent orange would guarantee anything. Remind me the agreement ukraine already signed in regards ro their nuclear arsenal and how this went again? We can’t get fooled again

18. Legally binding? There’s no such thing between nations. The stronger one prevails. It’s simple as that. Sadly

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