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Posts Tagged ‘Russia’

R2P and Ossetia: When is the use of force legitimate?

By Fred • Aug 31st, 2008 • Category: Features

Three years ago, at the 2005 World Summit, 150 world leaders resolved “to create a more peaceful, prosperous and democratic world and to undertake concrete measures… to provide multilateral solutions to problems in the four following areas: development, peace and collective security, human rights and the rule of law, and strengthening of the United Nations.”
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Russian Ambassador challenges R2P principle

By Fred • Jul 18th, 2008 • Category: Action, Opinions

Yuri Fedotov, who is the Russian Federation’s Ambassador to the UK, has written to The Guardian to defend his country’s decision to veto Security Council sanctions on Zimbabwean officials responsible for political violence since the elections. In aside, he writes:
“There is an important technical point at stake. UN security council resolutions exist as a mechanism to address [...]