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Brian Finlay, a specialist in nonproliferation at the Stimson Center, a military-focused think tank in Washington, D.C., told us in August there was actually never any question that Ukraine would eventually relinquish those weapons.
“They had announced that they would become a non-nuclear weapon state even before their declaration of independence,” Finlay said. “Essentially, it was something that they traded off in order to encourage international recognition.”
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