[kato13]

Originally Posted by kato13

Russia is pretty clearly in violation of the Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances if the troops are theirs (i am 99.9% sure they are).

It looks like this was never submitted to the US Senate for ratification, so it literally in nothing more than guideline. I'm very surprised that the Ukraine relinquished their weapons stocks without that pretty important detail being completed.