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When Ukraine agreed to give up nuclear weapons, the price that the other side had to pay had to be fair. I think NATO membership was the smallest thing leaders of Ukraine had to get in exchange for the nuclear arms. What did we get? Nothing. It was not a fair game, and a big mistake. Not only a Ukrainian mistake, but also a mistake by other signatories of the Budapest Memorandum. These are nuclear countries. If they asked you to give up nuclear weapons, they should have provided you with a security umbrella. Perhaps a nuclear umbrella. Ultimately, all of it was a deception. Our nuclear weapons were largely transferred to Russia. For example, strategic aircraft that Russia now uses against us in this war. From an interview on The Rest Is Politics podcast (1/5).

🚨🇬🇧 NEW: President Zelenskyy has called on the UK to rejoin the EU to help preserve European security

If I were Starmer trying to find a way of announcing a rejoin of the EU, I‘d prepare UK: - showing it’s possible as well as desirable - helping voters see it’s OK for a country to change direction - showing them Brexit has caused damage and he is acting in time to avoid more damage And…

A TISZA soha nem látott áradása Győrben🫶🫶🫶

Why would anyone prefer the Brussels diktat to British democracy?

“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!” - President Donald J. Trump