{
  "id": 2624403,
  "title": "Circumstances of Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament should be investigated by Parliament, former MP says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/circumstances-of-ukraines-nuclear-disarmament-should-be-investigated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T17:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4156684-circumstances-of-ukraines-nuclear-disarmament-should-be-investigated-by-parliament-former-mp-says.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Scandal erupts over Ukraine's parliament move to block key EU integration bills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/scandal-erupts-over-ukraines-parliament-move-to-block-key-eu",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:33:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}