Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[chinasun]

But doesnt help Russia either. Just standing at side and tell warm words.

China sees how weak Russia is...why do trade when you can take it?

I don't see Russia weak. I only see that Ukraine destroyed its nuclear weapons, and the United States and the West vowed to protect Ukraine.

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510233153964752903

 

[Wood]

I don't see Russia weak. I only see that Ukraine destroyed its nuclear weapons, and the United States and the West vowed to protect Ukraine.

Ukraine did not have the money to maintain its nukes and things like that is what I remember reading. If they could afford to keep viable nuclear weapons, they probably would have

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510236507197554693

 

[jhungary]

I don't see Russia weak. I only see that Ukraine destroyed its nuclear weapons, and the United States and the West vowed to protect Ukraine.

As much s Russia vowed not to attack Ukraine...

 

[Wood]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510023089949745155

Seems like this system is not easily portable?

 

[Ali_Baba]

Seems like this system is not easily portable?

There are different variants of it - including a single missile that looks like a stinger -

Video shows all 3 variants.

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510186647773663239

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510241793329221632

Russian thieves got roasted

 

[Vergennes]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510241793329221632

Russian thieves got roasted

Pretty sure Syrian soldiers are impressed by Russian soldiers looting skills.

 

[chinasun]

As much s Russia vowed not to attack Ukraine...

China opposes Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I didn't expect that the United States, Britain and Russia are the same. Didn't keep their vows.

 

[jhungary]

Izyum still seeing fiercest fighting in the Kharkiv region - Head of Regional Military Administration​

Izyum still seeing fiercest fighting in the Kharkiv region - Head of Regional Military Administration

Olha Hlushchenko - Saturday, April 2, 2022, 02:44

www.pravda.com.ua

 

[F-22Raptor]

Pretty sure Syrian soldiers are impressed by Russian soldiers looting skills.

The looting is nothing compared to their other horrific war crimes. Apparently a group of Russians gang raped a 12 year old girl in Mauripol repeatedly then killed her in cold blood.

 

[jhungary]

China opposes Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I didn't expect that the United States, Britain and Russia are the same. Didn't keep their vows.

Well, the US and UK are doing what they are vowed to do actually, they are engaged in this conflict by contributing weapon to Ukraine.

Budapest Memorandum only require US and UK to guarantee Ukrainian Security, it did not dictate how. So by contributing weapon and supply to Ukraine, it basically is the only lifeline Ukraine is surviving on. And in case you are wondering, it's currently working.

Here are the full text of Budapest Memorandum

Budapest Memorandums on Security Assurances, 1994

The Presidents of Ukraine, Russian Federation and United States of America, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom signed three memorandums (UN Document A/49/765) on December 5, 1994, with the accession of Ukraine to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Through this...

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The Presidents of Ukraine, Russian Federation and United States of America, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom signed three memorandums (UN Document A/49/765) on December 5, 1994, with the accession of Ukraine to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Through this agreement, these countries (later to include China and France in individual statements) gave national security assurances to Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The Joint Declaration by the Russian Federation and the United States of America of December 4, 2009 confirmed their commitment.

Excerpt:

"Welcoming the accession of Ukraine to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a non-nuclear-weapon State,

Taking into account the commitment of Ukraine to eliminate all nuclear weapons from its territory within a specified period of time,

Noting the changes in the world-wide security situation, including the end of the cold war, which have brought about conditions for deep reductions in nuclear forces,

Confirm the following:

1. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine;

2. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or

political independence of Ukraine, and that none of their weapons will ever be used against Ukraine except in self-defence or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

3. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the exercise by Ukraine of the rights inherent in its sovereignty and thus to secure advantages of any kind;

4. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to seek immediate United Nations Security Council action to provide assistance to Ukraine, as a non-nuclear-weapon State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, if Ukraine should become a victim of an act of aggression or an object of a threat of aggression in which nuclear

weapons are used;

5. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm, in the case of Ukraine, their commitment not to use nuclear weapons against any non-nuclearweapon State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,

except in the case of an attack on themselves, their territories or dependent territories, their armed forces, or their allies, by such a State in association or alliance with a nuclear-weapon State;

6. Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America will consult in the event a situation arises that raises a question concerning these commitments.

This Memorandum will become applicable upon signature.

Signed in four copies having equal validity in the Ukrainian, English and Russian languages.

For Ukraine:

(Signed) Leonid D. KUCHMA

For the Russian Federation:

(Signed) Boris N. YELTSIN

For the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland:

(Signed) John MAJOR

For the United States of America:

(Signed) William J. CLINTON

In fact, US and UK did not violate 1/2/3, Russia did. on 4. US and UK did call an UNSC meeting on the Ukrainian situation, just that Russia veto the motion, on 5. US and UK were never used or threatened to use Nuclear Weapon on Ukraine, Russia again did. On 6. I would say the issue have been seriously consulted both before and during the war.

So do tell me which point of Budapest Memorandum did US and UK not fulfil?

 

[Apollon]

Full scene of the russian helicopter biting the dust