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#WarInUkraine #FediLaw #Legal
#BudapestMemorandum

#SecurityAssurances are not #SecurityGuarantees, I assure you 😉

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...devoid entirely of legal provisions. It refers to assurances, but 👉unlike guarantees, it does not impose a legal obligation of military assistance on its parties👈.[2][51]

According to #StephenMacFarlane, a 👉professor of international relations, "It gives signatories justification if they take action, but it does not force anyone to act in Ukraine."[50]👈

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