Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Olexander Motsyk believes that the Russian Federation violated the Budapest Memorandum, And the countries-participants of the Memorandum with the assistance of Ukraine must work together to find the exit position.

The Budapest Memorandum - international agreement between Ukraine, USA, Russia And great Britain on security assurances in connection with Ukraine's accession to the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons was signed on 5 December 1994. The contract contains clauses providing Ukraine guarantees its sovereignty And security.

" The Budapest Memorandum is a very important document, it must be executed by all parties. Russia should be returned in field Memorandum, because what Russia has done this gross violation of international law, this is an absolute despotism, it is a violation of its own commitments 20 years ago, " said the Ambassador.

according to him, Ukraine proceeds from the fact that " the participants of the Budapest Memorandum, countries that have signed, as well as among them Russia, are required to gather at the same table with the assistance of Ukraine, And to think about how to return to the situation prior to the violation of the Memorandum, how to work in order to guarantee Ukraine's territorial integrity ".

" And Russia, unfortunately, still refuses (to do it), which is also very bad, " drew the attention of the head of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission.

first Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. called such accusations are groundless. According to him, Russia, including in their own part of the Crimea did not violate international obligations, for example, the Budapest Memorandum that this position is not relevant.

The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century said that the Budapest Memorandum does not contain Russia's commitments to recognize the results of a coup in Ukraine.

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