Ukraine war and international law

NATO’s objective in helping Ukraine should be to see the country entirely freed from Russian rule simply because that is what international law requires.

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, is seen as ‘soft’ on Russia by many observers because of his frequent contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the goal of permanently crippling Russia is neither legitimate nor wise, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

February 22, 2023

LONDON, U.K.—Just before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, France’s President Emmanuel Macron declared that he wanted to see Russia “defeated, but not crushed.” That is a very fine distinction, but an important one.

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