The Historical Context and Legal Basis of Ukraine's Neutrality. Ukraine in Flames #644

On July 16, 1990, the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR adopted the "Declaration on State Sovereignty of the Ukraine," which proclaimed the supremacy, independence, completeness, and indivisibility of the power of Ukraine within its territory. But additionally, Ukraine declared its status as a neutral state that would not participate in military blocs and undertook to adhere to three non-nuclear principles: not to use, produce, or acquire nuclear weapons. Watch Ukraine in Flames #644 to find out about the historical prerequisites for adopting the Declaration on State Sovereignty and the meaning of neutrality in the current geopolitical situation.

Guests:

Volodymyr Butkevych, Former President of the All-Ukrainian Association of International Law, Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Oleksandr Motsyk, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for European Integration in 2004-2005, First Deputy State Secretary of Ukraine in 2005-2006, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Andrii Mahera, Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of Ukraine in 2007-2018, Constitutional Law Expert of the Center for Political and Legal Reforms

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
03:06 - (Butkevych) “Where did Ukraine's neutrality idea come from?”
08:20 - (Motsyk) “Historical prerequisites”
12:10 - (Mahera) “Constitution and territorial issues”
15:31 – Outro

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