The Swiss Parliament said that Ukraine should receive more assistance based on the Budapest

03.08.2022, 14:02 apostrophe.ua

By signing the Budapest Memorandum and abandoning nuclear weapons, Ukraine has saved NATO countries a lot of money and strengthened global security, so it should receive more assistance in the face of military aggression from one of the signatories (Russia). This was stated in a commentary to Guildhall news agency by Swiss MP, member of the Foreign Policy Commission Nicolas Walder. “It is true that by signing the Budapest Memorandum and abandoning the nuclear arsenal, Ukraine saved NATO a lot of money and strengthened world security, including the security of Switzerland”, the politician said. “Therefore, it is absolutely unfair that Ukraine, which major powers, including the United States, Britain, and Russia, are obliged to protect, is subject to a treacherous attack by one of them, while others do not provide sufficient assistance. Such an approach is unlikely to convince other states to abandon nuclear weapons”, summed up Nicolas Walder.