The forgotten treaty which could drag the US and UK into WAR with Russia if Putin's troops intervene in Ukraine

 

 

"A treaty signed in 1994 by the US and Britain could pull both countries into a war to protect Ukraine if President Putin's troops cross into the country.

Bill Clinton, John Major, Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kuchma – the then-rulers of the USA, UK, Russia and Ukraine - agreed to the The Budapest Memorandum as part of the denuclearization of former Soviet republics after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Technically it means that if Russia has invaded Ukraine then it would be difficult for the US and Britain to avoid going to war."

[UK Mail]

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PUTIN RECEIVES RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVAL TO SEND IN TROOPS

"President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia requested —and received — authorization from the Russian Senate to use military force in Ukraine."

[NY Times]

The Budapest Memorandum And Its Relevance To Crimea

 

"The "Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances" is a diplomatic memorandum that was signed in December 1994 by Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
It is not a formal treaty, but rather, a diplomatic document under which signatories made promises to each other as part of the denuclearization of former Soviet republics after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

In the "Budapest Memorandum," Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States promised that none of them would ever threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine. They also pledged that none of them would ever use economic coercion to subordinate Ukraine to their own interest."

[Radio Free Europe]

RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT ASKS PUTIN TO RECALL RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO U.S.

[Yahoo News]