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"Images of gaunt, exhausted faces of people fleeing bombardment and death once
again dominate global news. From Mariupol to Irpin, Russian artillery attacks
on Ukrainian civilians have kept them trapped in hell.
Every day, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky pleads for help. He begs
for military support to save his people from Russian aggression. Every day,
world leaders find new ways to say that they will not intervene militarily. The
line is drawn at warm words and humanitarian aid.
So, what has happened to the UN’s much-vaunted “responsibility to protect” – or
“R2P” – doctrine? That willingness to use force to protect populations from
genocide, war crimes and ethnic cleansing. United States secretary of state
Antony Blinken has already claimed “very credible” reports of Russian war
crimes. The Ukraine invasion shows R2P to be the hollow promise it has always
been."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
