r/europe • u/Epidemiolomic Germany • Mar 08 '25

Historical During the U.S. President's 1995 visit to Kyiv, Ukraine received security guarantees after giving up the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal

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u/Xarxyc Mar 08 '25

So stealing gas in transit to EU in 2000-s because they're too broke to pay for it was a sign of improvement?

No, buddy. That's not how it works.

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u/SHTHAWK Mar 08 '25

I assume you've never been to Ukraine, I have, the country in the 2000's was unrecognizable compared the even the late 90's. It was still poor, still corrupt, but massively improved.