. Former Commissioner NATO, retired captain 1 rank, Navy of the United States Harry the Tabs in the conversation the edition of "Apostrophe" was subjected to accusation of Moscow in the "stab in the back" of Ukraine. The officer said that the reunification of the Crimea with Russia according to the results held on the Peninsula the referendum as if it would be contrary to the Budapest Memorandum. "in the past Ukraine has agreed with Russia And wanted her more than any other, considering its brotherly country, which will never betray. It was when Ukraine surrendered the nuclear weapons of Russia, under the guarantee of the United States, Europe And Russia itself to keep its borders. And here is your brotherly people And brotherly country hit you in the back with a knife, " he said. Tabs noticed that in the NATO Charter there is a clear point, according to which countries that have unfinished territorial conflicts, have the opportunity to apply to become members of the North Atlantic Commonwealth, however, suggested that Ukraine might join NATO in the form of " exceptions ". "This exception need to be taken. I think Russia can play, " said he. The Budapest Memorandum was signed on 5 December 1994, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, the USA And the UK. The document was intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the CSCE Final act And reinforcing the position of Ukraine as the countries not possessing nuclear weapons. The document is not ratified in the Russian Parliament. first a Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that joining the Alliance Ukraine will need to reach the number of signs, the implementation of which will take large number of time. Experts believe that Kyiv will have the opportunity to apply for membership in NATO in the next 20 years. Crimea became a Russian region after held in March 2014 referendum in which 96, 77 percent came to the polls in the Republic of Crimea And 95, 6% of residents of Sevastopol voted for joining Russia. Crimean authorities held a referendum after the coup in Ukraine. <span style="color:darkgray