Former MP calls for parliamentary investigation into Ukraine's nuclear disarmament

Circumstances of Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament should be investigated by Parliament, former MP says

Ukraine was not destined to completely relinquish its nuclear capability: in 1992–1993, parliament linked nuclear disarmament to security guarantees and progress toward NATO membership. However, according to Yurii Kostenko, a five-term member of parliament, the executive branch effectively departed from Parliament’s position, and Ukraine’s strategic warheads were transferred to Russia.