[ZanyProgrammer]

Key emphasis on and if we do conclude the [Budapest] Memorandum is legally binding. That's a rather big if. But realistically, no one is going to care, because the west still isn't going to war with Russia over this. Edit: Technically, if it wasn't approved by the US Senate, then its legally just scrap paper.

[vonmoltke]

Actually, that is a good point I was forgetting. This is not a treaty. This is a "gentleman's agreement" between three nation states.