I wouldn’t trust anything coming out of the US government’s mouth. Until pedo ring ruling the country is gone.
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Not true. I thought so too, but apparently it was a guarantee to:
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respect Ukraine's territory (which Russia vialoted, the US didn't)
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bring any violations to the UN security council (which was done, but with Russia having veto power, useless)
That being said, I agree that any treaty with the US is absolutely worthless, we can ask Greenland about that.
Yeah... I don't really want to see US infantry on the ground in Ukraine, but I would have really liked to see the US enforce a no-fly zone over contested areas and maybe also bomb the shit out of Russian forces in Ukraine from the air.
Hitting targets inside Russia could be politically nonviable, as it probably violates some international laws, but with Ukraine's permission, they could absolutely hit anything they wanted inside Ukrainian territory.
Making a treaty with the US is folly.
Yep. If you need confirmation, just ask any Native American.
Like the last "security" agreement with Russia? Russia go home agreement or die.
Didn't NATO/US/Western countries give security guarantees to Ukraine for Ukraine giving up their nuclear arsenal?
How did that turn out?
The Budapest Memorandum was initially signed by Ukarine, Russia, United States and United Kingdom, "assuring" the security of Ukraine in exchange for giving up their nuclear arsenal. But afaik it doesn't really imply any legal obligations. I assume that the new agreement would involve more concrete conditions and responsibilities.
I assume that the new agreement would involve more concrete conditions and responsibilities
And what happens when (not if) the Trump administration (or some even worse successor) ignores those concrete conditions and responsibilities? Is Ukraine going to sue the USA in international court while they're being overrun?
There's no 'security guarantee' out there anymore that could possibly be worth the paper it's written on.
If I were in charge of Ukraine right now, I'd be looking for 'security guarantees' in the form of mutual defense pacts with other countries in the region that could be in a similar situation. Poland, Finland, etc. Those might actually have your back, since they know that they're next if you fall.
The US is walking a fine line between undermining any given security guarantees to the point of being worthless, cheap talk and sounding "woke" by offering any.
I wouldn't trust the us government to tie my shoes, let alone guarantee anything. And I mean anything at all.
They can't be trusted. Full stop. The end.
We already agreed to that when Ukraine gave up the nucs. Look what that did, nothing. Why would they try again?

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