Kiev Lawmaker: Ukraine May Have To Go Nuclear
A Kiev lawmaker warns that if the United States doesn’t enforce a security agreement that requires the Moscow-backed invasion, Ukraine may start developing nuclear weapons.
The United States, Great Britain and Russia agreed in a pact “to assure Ukraine’s territorial integrity” in return for Ukraine giving up a nuclear arsenal it inherited from the Soviet Union after declaring independence in 1991, said Pavlo Rizanenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament.
“We gave up nuclear weapons because of this agreement,” said Rizanenko, a member of the Udar Party headed by Vitali Klitschko, a candidate for president. “Now there’s a strong sentiment in Ukraine that we made a big mistake.”
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