> Is this the president who > wrangled the Black Sea fleet
May be (depending on what you mean under "wrangled"). > pressed for special status of Sevastopol
Yes.
> caused disturbances in Crimea
May be (I do not know).
> and signed Budapest memorandum
Yes.
> to disarm Ukraine?
To take Ukrainian nuclear weapons. Not to completely disarm Ukraine.
Still it is fair to say that Yeltsin took Ukrainian independence seriously, because while Yeltsin was in power in Russia, Ukraine maintained its territorial integrity.
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Did Yeltsin take Ukrainian independence seriously?
Date: 2022-05-25 08:40 pm (UTC)> wrangled the Black Sea fleet
May be (depending on what you mean under "wrangled").
> pressed for special status of Sevastopol
Yes.
> caused disturbances in Crimea
May be (I do not know).
> and signed Budapest memorandum
Yes.
> to disarm Ukraine?
To take Ukrainian nuclear weapons.
Not to completely disarm Ukraine.
Still it is fair to say that Yeltsin took Ukrainian independence seriously, because while Yeltsin was in power in Russia, Ukraine maintained its territorial integrity.
Re: Did Yeltsin take Ukrainian independence seriously?
Date: 2022-05-25 08:54 pm (UTC)Why is it Russian in the first place?
Re: Did Yeltsin take Ukrainian independence seriously?
Date: 2022-05-25 09:36 pm (UTC)Do you mean why did Soviet Union's Black Sea fleet went to Russia?