The UN’s fundamental principles are being put to the test

They include the sovereign equality of its members, the inviolability of established borders, and the need to refrain from resorting to the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State.
Vasily Nebenzya, Russian ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at a Feb. 25 Security Council meeting. Russia’s heavy-handed ‘peace-making’ approach with tanks and troops to try to de-escalate tensions in Eastern Ukraine is not consistent with the UN spirit, writes Pascal Desbiens.
Russia's action in Ukraine and Canada's use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the “Freedom Convoy” are two international situations that put the Charter of the United Nations to the test. The United States is caught up in both. The Russian Federation claims to protect the Russian-speaking po...

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