In 1991. Ukraine had the 3rd largest atomic arsenal in the world, which it disposed of in exchange for safety guarantees, recorded in the Budapest Memorandum signed in 1994 by the United States, Russia and the United Kingdom.
— This is where this disbelief among the Ukrainians grows in the context of any safety guarantees. After this memorandum was concluded, a number of countries, including Russia, had to warrant the safety of Ukraine. Now we see what's going on — past has shown how it is," said Biłecki on Onet Morning.
— From an information point of view, we have here the production of various types of scenarios. As to the essence of this case — the recapture of atomic weapons — Volodymyr Zelenski made it clear that if Ukraine cannot get the safety guarantees provided for NATO membership, it should be allowed atomic weapons," he added, stressing that the Ukrainian leader's message was considered controversial by many.
A writer with strong words from the Trump administration. ‘First shock has passed’
The writer besides referred to the strong words of Keith Kellogg — a peculiar U.S. President's envoy to Ukraine. As Biłecki recalled, Keith Kellogg assured in 1 of his statements that "there is no anticipation of returning to Ukraine's borders before 2014.
“ It seems that this first shock has passed, ” said Keith Kellogg first, after Donald Trump’s statements. There is simply a reaction from Kiev and Volodymyr Zelenski. This is facing the Americans and Donald Trump," he said.
— 2 things point to this: the first is unofficial information that Ukraine has not concluded a framework agreement on the extraction of uncommon earth metals, and the second is what president Dmytro Lytvyn's advisor says. To talk to the Russians, that thing should be on the table. Now there is nothing — there is no common position that should be agreed. Here we have 3 players — Ukraine, the United States and the European Union. It is simply a "ball" that was moved from Ukraine to Brussels. This is what the Ukrainian line looks like,” he stressed.
