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Originally Posted by White Out 403
Yes. The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.
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Thanks for that.
I was just reading about it on Wikipedia and it sounds pretty vague. The "security assurance" sounds more like a promise not to invade, than a promise to defend, in which case Russia would be the only one violating the agreement.
It interpreted that the agreement can be used as a justification for military intervention for defense, but that the parties are not legally obligated to offer military assistance. I don't know, but it sounds like it is a little flakey.
Here are the key points in the agreement:
1. Respect Belarusian, Kazakh and Ukrainian independence and sovereignty in the existing borders.
2. Refrain from the threat or the use of force against Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
3. Refrain from using economic pressure on Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine to influence their politics.
4. Seek immediate Security Council action to provide assistance to Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine if they "should become a victim of an act of aggression or an object of a threat of aggression
in which nuclear weapons are used".
5. Refrain from the use of nuclear arms against Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
6. Consult with one another if questions arise regarding those commitments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budape...ity_Assurances