Some crucial background information and questions about Ukraine

There are questions about the legal basis of Ukraine's borders and sovereignty. Russia has set the terms for Ukraine's independence based on Ukraine's membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States.Show more

Under the CIS treaty, Russia has treaty rights on the issue of Ukraine's borders with respect to territories inhabited predominantly by ethnic Russians, including Crimea, the Donbass, and northern Kazakhstan.

In summary, it could be legally argued that Ukraine does not in fact have established and ratified borders with Russia, Belarus, and Moldova.

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