"#Ukraine chose to send nuclear warheads to #Russia for elimination in large part because Russia committed to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and not to use force against Ukraine. 2/2 For full story, see / X
"Let’s be clear about the Budapest Memorandum: the nukes were Russia’s and were leftovers. Ukraine gave the nukes back to Russia. They weren’t Ukraine’s. This is an uncomfortable fact." / X
"I helped negotiate Budapest Memorandum. Grenell is flat wrong. Nuclear warheads in #Ukraine were ex-Soviet, not Russian. Warheads in storage were in sole Ukrainian custody. ICBMs and bombers were eliminated in Ukraine except small number sent to #Russia for debt relief. 1/2" / X
"I helped negotiate Budapest Memorandum. Grenell is flat wrong. Nuclear warheads in #Ukraine were ex-Soviet, not Russian. Warheads in storage were in sole Ukrainian custody. ICBMs and bombers were eliminated in Ukraine except small number sent to #Russia for debt relief. 1/2" / X