While a US commitment that NATO would not expand towards Russia was made during talks with the Soviets in 1990, and remains a topic of heated dispute, no undertaking was written into the treaty on German reunification.
While a US commitment that NATO would not expand towards Russia was made during talks with the Soviets in 1990, and remains a topic of heated dispute, no undertaking was written into the treaty on German reunification.
You know who did actually sign an agreement? Russia. Guaranteeing Ukrainian independence in exchange for them giving up their nukes.
And people actually die because of this.
Not only that, but if I were a non nuclear country banking on US help, I’d be strongly considering a nuclear program right now. Maybe I’m overreacting but this could be the most dangerous, globally destabilizing event in my lifetime. Both the decision of Russia to invade, and the political games in the US resulting in the withholding of aid.
But hey I’m not exactly all that knowledgeable when it comes to geopolitics so I’m probably wrong.
You’re not wrong. It’s something experts are worried about. For example:
https://thebulletin.org/2022/08/npt-review-conference-will-it-rise-to-the-proliferation-challenges/