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3. Yes. When the USSR dissolved, Ukraine gave up its nukes in exchange for such protection guarantees...

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:37 AM

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...from the US, the UK, and Russia.

Ukraine must surely rue the day that it agreed to depend on Russian promises for its national security.

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