Quoting from Wikipedia:
The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances is a political agreement signed in Budapest, Hungary on 5 December 1994, providing security assurances by its signatories relating to Ukraine's accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The Memorandum was originally signed by three nuclear-powers, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. China and France gave somewhat weaker individual assurances in separate documents.
The memorandum included security assurances against threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine as well as those of Belarus and Kazakhstan. As a result Ukraine gave up the world's third largest nuclear weapons stockpile between 1994 and 1996.
Between March 1994 and June 1996, about 2,000 nuclear munitions of strategic weapon systems were removed from Ukraine to Russia for disassembly. In all, considering tactical weapons, about 5,000 nuclear munitions were moved to Russia in almost 100 trains. On June 2, 1996 Ukraine officially lost its nuclear status.
According to the memorandum, Russia, the U.S., and the UK confirmed, in recognition of Ukraine becoming party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and in effect abandoning its nuclear arsenal to Russia, that they would:
Respect Ukrainian independence and sovereignty within its existing borders.
Refrain from the threat or use of force against Ukraine.
Refrain from using economic pressure on Ukraine in order to influence its politics.
Seek United Nations Security Council action if nuclear weapons are used against Ukraine.
Refrain from the use of nuclear arms against Ukraine.
Consult with one another if questions arise regarding these commitments.
Following the 2014 Crimean crisis, the U.S. and U.K. both separately stated that Russian involvement is in breach of its obligations to Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum, and in clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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I guess that we are going to have anti nuclear rallies again across Europe?
For "unilateral disarmament" again (ie: US+Europe gets rid of its nukes, Russia gets to keep theirs)?
BTW: Some of the groups who proposed "unilateral disarmament" in the '80s were funded by the KGB.
Even if it is a joke , I would really want to see that happen
Russian President and British Prime Minister are discussing a peaceful resolution to the situation, where Russia would stop acknowledging Crimea's secession from Ukraine in exchange for Britain stopping acknowledging the secession of US. The US Senate will be disbanded forthwith and all state heads will report directly to the Crown.
Europe will do whatever the US tells it to do.
LOL! That's actually not only America doesn't recognize the Referendum but also Europe
Europe will do whatever the US tells it to do.
http://s019.radikal.ru/i606/1403/16/cbbf2a646215.jpg
- America won't recognize the referendum;
- America doesn't recognize the referendum;
- We don't recognize the referendum;
- We don't recognize the referendum;
- Hello, is there anybody listening me? We'll introduce the sanctions...
- Hello, Your call is very important to us, so please hold on the line...
- America won't recognize the referendum;
- America doesn't recognize the referendum;
- We don't recognize the referendum;
- We don't recognize the referendum;
- Hello, is there anybody listening me? We'll introduce the sanctions...
- Hello, Your call is very important to us, so please hold on the line...
LOL! That's actually not only America doesn't recognize the Referendum but also Europe
http://rt.com/news/crimea-shooting-military-center-646/
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Two people – a self-defense member and a Ukrainian soldier – were killed after snipers opened fire from a partially inhabited building near a military research center in Simferopol. One sniper was reportedly detained, another is on the run.
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Crimean Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov told Russia’s Channel One that this attack is reminiscent of the Maidan sniper shootings.
“At the moment two people are dead as a result of a provocation, a sabotage. The situation allows me to conclude that the same techniques that were used at Maidan are being used now because most likely one attacker fired at both sides – one Ukrainian serviceman and one man from the self-defense forces of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea were killed.”
“The location of the sniper was identified,” he added. And news has emerged from the Crimean interior ministry that the sniper has been identified as a 17-yar-old citizen of Lvov.
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Crimean Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov told Russia’s Channel One that this attack is reminiscent of the Maidan sniper shootings.
“At the moment two people are dead as a result of a provocation, a sabotage. The situation allows me to conclude that the same techniques that were used at Maidan are being used now because most likely one attacker fired at both sides – one Ukrainian serviceman and one man from the self-defense forces of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea were killed.”
“The location of the sniper was identified,” he added. And news has emerged from the Crimean interior ministry that the sniper has been identified as a 17-yar-old citizen of Lvov.
Now expect US / EU sanctions against the National Geographic.
@Balthazar : "Hallaryous" 
Probably I should migrate to this thread. Just posted a news digest on the Ukraine thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.5779076 but most of it pertains Crimea.
Probably I should migrate to this thread. Just posted a news digest on the Ukraine thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.5779076 but most of it pertains Crimea.
- America won't recognize the referendum;
- America doesn't recognize the referendum;
- We don't recognize the referendum;
- We don't recognize the referendum;
- Hello, is there anybody listening me? We'll introduce the sanctions...
- Hello, Your call is very important to us, so please hold on the line...
I like the comments... So much paid trolls in one place 
Looking good for Russia eh?
Export of crude Oil is a bad business, better are sales of fuel.
Visit Russia before Russia visits you.
lol... Every day Russia exports Crude or refined products totaling 8.3 million barrels to its enemies (worth $884 million per day, or $322 billion per year).
Also it exports natural gas totaling 203.2 billion cubic meters (to Europe alone), worth some $81.3 billion.
http://www.lngworldnews.com/gazprom-export-sets-record-in-2013-gas-deliveries/
Gas + Oil = 400 billion USD / Yr.
This is how you financially drain your enemies.
True democratic procedure
I didn't seen anything about additional referendum in this article.
But the Constitution should be updated to include the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, and that would require an authorization from the senate. New subjects of federation should be listed in $3:65.
But the Constitution should be updated to include the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, and that would require an authorization from the senate. New subjects of federation should be listed in $3:65.
So Putin is announcing a later referendum on Crimea joining Russia fully?
Why waste more money on another referendum?
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