Ukraine: Ceasefire terms must not only defend Ukraine but also uphold U.N. Charter and international law; Putin must be tried for war crimes
Excerpted from The Trenchant Observer, April 3, 2022
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Ukraine: Ceasefire terms must not only defend Ukraine but also uphold U.N. Charter and international law; Putin must be tried for war crimes
Commentary
Vladimir Putin’s and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has constituted a frontal assault on the United Nations Charter, international law, and the entire international legal order established to prevent resort to the use of force to resolve international disputes.
In reaching a ceasefire and withdrawal agreement with Russia, not only Ukraine but also the nations and leaders of the civilized world need to be steadfast in upholding the primacy of the United Nations Charter and international law.
They should not be tempted to make concessions to Russia that undermine the primacy of these principles, whatever provisional measures they may be forced to accept to bring the mass killing of civilians and the destruction of towns and cities in Ukraine to a halt.
Specifically, they should not threaten Ukraine with the reduction of or the slackening of the pace of delivery of military assistance, or limits on the nature of the weapons and weapons systems they provide, in order to pressure Ukraine to make any concessions or accede to any Russian demands that undercut the primacy of the U.N. Charter and international law.
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