Sweet Dreams #УкрТґ | ️Nukes or NATO ⚠️ Stated by Ukrainian President #Zelenskiy: “Either Uk...

⚠️Nukes or NATO ⚠️ Stated by Ukrainian President #Zelenskiy: “Either Ukraine will have #nuclear weapons, and then it will be a defense for us, or #Ukraine will be in #NATO. NATO countries are not at war today. All people are alive in NATO countries. And that is why we choose NATO over nuclear weapons.” said Zelenskiy to EU leaders, also referencing the Budapest Memorandum in which Ukraine handed over its nuclear arsenal to Russia in exchange for guarantees of security. —Additional information added from Kyiv Independent: President Zelensky said on Oct. 17 that while speaking with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during their meeting in September that Ukraine needs to officially join and become part NATO, or it would pursue nuclear capabilities to protect itself. At the same time, Zelensky emphasized that he would choose NATO membership over pursuing nuclear weapons. –Kyiv IndependentFor those unaware - Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in 1994 in exchange for security guarantees from Russia, the United States, and the United KingdomWhen Ukraine gained independence in 1991, it inherited over 1,700 Soviet nuclear weapon, but did not have operational control of them. Russia had control over strategic nuclear missiles was from Moscow, but tactic nuclear rockets and nuclear artillery were under control of Ukraine at the time. In 1994, Ukraine additionally signed the Budapest Memorandum and agreed to transfer its nuclear weapons to Russia. The agreement was made in exchange for security assurances that Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty would be respected indefinitely by all parties. This obviously is not the case today..