Recently, I’ve seen the claim that the International community moved swiftly to stabilize the Former Soviet Union after its collapse, for fear that nuclear weapons could fall into the wrong hands. Is this true? What was the extent of that aid?

by FischlandchipZ

This claim usually seems to be in relation to discussions of Oligarchs and Putin’s rise to power. Is it true that the International community provided any sort of political, economic, or legal aid to Yeltsin or any of the other post-soviet leaders?

I can see the point of the claim; imagining the Yugoslav wars, but with nukes, seems pretty terrifying.

Makgraf

/u/Kochevnik81 has a good post on post-USSR aid