I think the betrayal came when the US decided to install their Anti-Russian stooges in Kyiv in order to use Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia in 2014. This action on part of the US did not only violate Ukraine's sovereignty but also international agreements. The 1975 Helsinki Accords explicitly forbid regime change. The 1994 Budapest Memorandum was also violated by the US before Russia decided to violate these agreements.
Violations of the 1975 Helsinki Accords:
Principle I: Sovereign Equality, Respect for Rights Inherent in Sovereignty
Principle VI: Non-Intervention in Internal Affairs
Principle VIII: Equal Rights and Self-Determination of Peoples
Violations of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum
Clause 1: Respect for Ukraine’s Independence and Sovereignty
Clause 2: Refraining from the Threat or Use of Force Against Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity
Clause 3: No Economic Coercion to Influence Ukraine’s Sovereignty
The Neocon/Neolib U.S. and the Quisling/neocon/neolib-infiltrated EU interfered in Ukraine’s internal politics, backed an anti-Russian regime, and indirectly contributed to the violent suppression of Russian-speaking Ukrainians, leading to the eventual secession of Crimea and the civil/proxy war in Donbas. These actions undermined Ukrainian sovereignty and destabilized the region, violating the very agreements that were supposed to uphold European security.
