Kuleba called Ukraine's refusal of nuclear weapons a mistake

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba. File photoWASHINGTON, Feb. 21 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba agreed with the statement that Ukraine's refusal of nuclear weapons was a mistake.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 19 at the Munich Security Conference threatened that the 1994 Budapest Memorandum will be declared invalid by Kiev if Ukraine does not receive security guarantees. According to the Budapest Memorandum, signed on December 5, 1994, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Great Britain and the United States, Ukraine eliminated its nuclear arsenal, and Russia, the United States and Great Britain guaranteed Kiev's security. should not have abandoned nuclear weapons, and this decision itself was a mistake. «Yes,» Kuleba answered briefly. At the same time, he noted that the United States «partially» owes Ukraine. The security guarantees we were given didn't work, I think some countries should feel responsible for this and work hard to find the right and effective security guarantee for Ukraine,» the Ukrainian Foreign Minister added.Zelensky decided to create a nuclear bombPosted by: Nikita Stoma