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Ukraine Blame Games

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

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The Big Mistakes Made in History

Walter Mosley: The Budapest Memorandum was not so much an American mistake, it was a Ukrainian mistake. He says the Clinton administration convinced Ukraine to give up its nukes in exchange for U.S. protection and hope for the best. Fast forward to 2014, Russia invades Ukraine and Obama essentially decides not to honor the Budapest Memorandum he says. Mosley: There are just so many errors there. It's a festival of error. But there we are.

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