- I Ukraine Chro no l o gy Clinton Administration Issues Policy o n Nuclear Weapo ns in Ukraine Fe b Tarasyuk welcomes SSD Del visit after April 10 1993 in meeting with Charge March 20 1993 we March 24 1993 meets Zlenko in Wash 1 99 3 U S offers to send SSD Del to Kiev March 31 1993 Criticizer Uk April Raises Kuchina Visit P M Kuchma refused meeting in Washington April 4 1993 Ukraine Defers SSD Del visit Apri 1 1993 Talbott tells Tarsyuk that U S could not be a mediator but could be a facilitator in Russian-Ukrainian matters Denies Kuchma was snubbed May 3 1993 Amb Bilorus gives Wisner proposals for removing warheads from missiles May 6 1993 Talbott visits Kiev Ukrainian gov•t perceives broadened U S agenda with Ukraine May 10 1993 L Davis gives Russian DCM Kolosovskiy draft security assurance for Ukraine that all 3 NPT depositary states could support May 21 1993 US tells Ukraine SSD Del can visit during June May 25 1993 Berdennikov tells Emb Moscow that Russia has removed flight codes from all ALCMs at Ukrainian bases May 22 1993 Aspin Proposes Early Deactivation to Grachev in Garmisch June 1993 Aspin Proposes Early Deactivation to Morosov in Kiev June 1993 From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive f 2 - Hryshchenko tells Emb Kiev that SSd Del should po stpone schuduled June 28 - 29 visit June 16 1993 UIS Davis presents deactivation proposals to Russian Embassy in Washington July 17 1993 Trilateral Meeting July Ukrainians Begin Dismantling SS-19s July Ukriane MFA proposes week of Aug 30 for SSD del visit Aug 5 1993 U S gives Russians proposed Trilateral Statment Letter to Kravchuk from Clinton stressing temporary storage of NWs in Ukraine but all three systems have to be covered Response to July 2 Ltr Aug i1J'ko urges SSD Del discuss trilateral igreement 1993 1993 1993 Aug 12 1993 Aug 20 1993 Russians Hand Pickering copy of initialed Massandra Agreement Aug 24 1993 1st SSD Del Visit Deactivation Non-Paper Handed to Ukraine Aug 30 1993 Massandra Agreements Trilateral Mtg London Sept 1993 JEG Visit UN to Kiev Sept 28 1993 Davis-Mamedov Talks Re HEU Comp Oct 21 1993 2nd SSD Del Visit Oct 22 1993 Kravchuk Letter to Clinton Oct 28 1993 we Nov B 1993 letter to Zlenko Rada Ratifies START I Nov 18 1993 Letter to WC from Zlenko Nov 23 1993 3rd Ukraine Begins Deactivation of SS-24s Nov 24 1993 From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive - 3 - SSD Del Vi sit Dec 3-6 1993 SNDV agreement signed with Ukraine Dec 5 1993 Gen Kryzhko Visits Wash Dec 1993 Clinton letter to Yeltsin reports Ukrainian actions as conveyed to SSD Del and urges temporary storage in Objects S Dec 7 1993 Umbrella Agreement Dec 31 1993 Trilateral Negotiations in Washington Jan 1993 Kravchuk letter to Clinton Jan 4 1994 Trilateral Agreement Announced by Pres Clinton at Brussels Pres Clinton Visits Kiev January 1994 January 1994 Trilateral Agreement Signed in Moscow Jan 14 1994 U S Text of Draft Joint Statement US Russia Ukraine re temporary storage of WHs in Ukraine and method of compensating Ukraine for HEU Provided only to Russia U S briefs Russia on its ideas for early deactivation of SS-24s Russians say this only routine maintenance Kravchuk - Clinton telecon November 29 basis for deactivatiun statement From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive -