美国对俄罗斯吞并克里米亚的反应是让自己远离“布达佩斯备忘录 ” （ Budapest Memorandum ） 。 布达佩斯备忘录由美国总统克林顿在1994年签署，美国承诺保护乌克兰的领土完整，换取乌方放弃核武器。
The US has responded to Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea by distancing itself from the “Budapest Memorandum,” the pact that US President Bill Clinton signed in 1994 committing the US to safeguard Ukraine’s territorial integrity in exchange for relinquishing its nuclear arsenal.