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If Not Ukraine, Then Where? R2P Faces Its Test

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

Commentators are arguing that Russia's intensifying attacks on Ukrainian civilians have turned the war into a test of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine. The argument circulating is that if the international commitment to shield civilians from atrocity crimes cannot be upheld in Ukraine, it risks losing practical meaning anywhere else.

Why now: Russia's ongoing strikes on civilians are renewing debate over whether Western powers will act on their stated responsibility to protect.

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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 · 7

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