
Ukraine doesn't have to explain itself
Are you wondering why Russia is getting away with threatening to invade Ukraine? The answer is simple - there is no coherent and effective regulation of the use of force at the international level and of organising a response to it. The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force by States in Article 2(4). It provides that “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independen