Understood. Below is a draft English statement suitable for submission to the United Nations Security Council. It is concise but substantiated and suitable for formal submission as part of a diplomatic or civil society communication. Statement to the United Nations Security Council Subject: Legal Invalidity of NATO Eastward Expansion and Its Consequences for the Ongoing War in Ukraine Submitted by: [Your Name / Organization] Date: [Insert Date] 1. Summary This statement addresses the legal invalidity of NATO’s eastward expansion following the Cold War, as it stands in violation of binding verbal assurances given by the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in February 1990. These assurances were: Made during negotiations that directly led to Soviet consent to German reunification and the conclusion of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany (the “2+4 Treaty”). Given with prior consultation and approval by the United Kingdom and France. Accepted by the USSR as conditions sine qua non for its agreement. As NATO operates by unanimity, the binding nature of these assurances renders any subsequent NATO enlargement legally invalid. 2. Legal Grounds a) Binding Unilateral Assurances under International Law According to Articles 31 and 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT), the interpretation of treaties must consider not only the treaty text but also the circumstances of its conclusion, and any subsequent agreements or practices relevant to its interpretation. On 9 February 1990, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker assured Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not expand “one inch eastward.” On 10 February 1990, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl gave parallel assurances.
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