In 1994, Ukraine gave up the 3rd-largest nuclear arsenal in the WORLD…trillions of dollars of nuclear weapons…voluntarily at end’g of the USSR under the #BudapestAccords

…in return for security guarantees for its territorial integrity by US, UK, Russia, & EU…all who vowed to protect it. #ReadAgain

#BudapestAccords 1994

If Ukraine 🇺🇦 had KEPT ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS, IT WD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST NUCLEAR ARMED COUNTRIES IN THE 🌍. RUSSIA WD HAVE NEVER INVADED IT.

BUT WE, THE WEST, COMMITTED BK THEN TO DEFEND UKRAINE IN EXCHGE FOR ITZ DENUCLEARIZATION…SO THERE’S NO NEED FOR UKRAINE TO THANK U.S.