It was a different time, the cold war had just ended. Ukraine got away from Russian captivity. It was a noble goal to disarm and even the US and USSR had serious talks before the dissolution of the latter.
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True, the text is clear, but Ukraine gave up the world’s 3rd largest nuclear arsenal for credible security guarantees. Even if direct military defense wasn’t explicitly guaranteed the whole purpose was to make Ukraine feel genuinely protected.
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