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by s1artibartfast 477 days ago
Yes. And when Russia did that the US was treaty bound to raise the issue of assistance with the security council.

The US met this obligation and exceeded it. The US called an emergency session under resolution 2623.

Exceeded the obligations by acting outside of the UN and security council to provide independent aid in funding.

The memorandum requires that the US do nothing on its own, let alone provide unlimited assistance.

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It looks like the memorandum was like the proposed minerals deal where you give up something valuable in exchange for some vague promises?