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Ukraine war a year on

Why Putin must not be allowed to succeed in his act of aggression

It is not a proxy war or ‘distant’ war in Europe. Every country’s right to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity is at stake.

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The war in Ukraine is relevant to all of us, because the war is about every country’s right to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, says the author.

The war in Ukraine is relevant to all of us because it is about every country’s right to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, says the writer.

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On Feb 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin

launched a “special military operation” against Ukraine

which, in truth, has resembled a full-scale war against a neighbour for the past 12 months. The war has been conducted with great brutality and in total disregard of the law governing warfare.

It is time to take stock of the conflict: on the battlefield, at the United Nations, in law and in the court of public opinion.

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