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Ukraine Tests the World's Responsibility to Protect

Original: " The Responsibility to Protect: If Not Ukraine, Then Where? As Russia intensifies attacks on civilians, defending Ukrai

With Russia intensifying attacks on Ukrainian civilians, commentators are asking whether the international doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect still carries practical meaning. The argument is that if the principle, adopted by UN members to prevent mass atrocities, cannot be upheld in Ukraine, it is unclear where else it could be. The debate frames continued support for Ukraine as a test of the global commitment to defending civilians from atrocity crimes.

Why now: Russia's continued strikes on civilians are renewing debate over whether the Responsibility to Protect doctrine has any real force.

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• " The Responsibility to Protect: If Not Ukraine, Then Where? As Russia intensifies attacks on civilians, defending Ukraine has become a test of whether the international commitment to protect civilians still carries practical meaning." # Politics # News # USA # Government #… · ManyRoads@mstdn.social · 8

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