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    By the way, Western diplomats have said this week that Russia is only pretending to be negotiating. Commented Mar 18, 2022 at 23:16
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    @Allure, is this the answer you're looking for? It's a quote from Russia about why they assumed trustworthiness is still understood and that there is no necessity to say anything about it. Commented Mar 21, 2022 at 8:41
  • @justhalf not really. The quotes don't say "trust us", and don't mention the Budapest memorandum either. Commented Mar 21, 2022 at 15:45
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    @Allure Ah, ok. So your real question is really about the cold fact whether Russia has, at some point, uttered the phrase "you can trust us [because ...]". I understand. It's a valid question, too, I think. Just want to comment that you get all these answers because people in general don't care whether Russia has ever uttered that. Hopefully you will get your answer soon! This seems like a good question for skeptics SE, if only there is someone famous claiming "Russia has asked Ukraine to trust them" so you can ask this question there. Skeptics SE likes cold facts more than here, I think Commented Mar 21, 2022 at 15:57
  • @Allure: Roger Vadim has explained at length how Russia might argue it hasn't broken the memorandum. If they claim they haven't attacked (which this Lavrov quote does), how can they admit to have broken the memorandum?! Commented Aug 11, 2022 at 17:45