When the USSR peacefully dissolved itself 32 years ago, Ukraine regained its independence. In that process Ukraine gave up possession of the former USSR’s nuclear weapons within its territory:

“Ukraine had 1,900 Soviet strategic nuclear warheads and between 2,650 and 4,200 Soviet tactical nuclear weapons deployed on its territory at the time of independence in 1991. 176 Soviet ICBMs Soviet were located in Ukraine (130 SS-19 ICBMs and 46 SS-24 ICBMs), and 44 strategic bombers.”

Thereafter, and on the basis of relinquishing these weapons, the U.S., the U.K., and — wait for it — the Russian Federation signed a memorandum solemnly promising to respect and protect Ukraine.

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