>>510987125 (OP)1. Violation of International Law
Unprovoked aggression: Ukraine did not attack or threaten Russia militarily. The invasion was a classic case of aggressive war, banned by Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
Breach of agreements:
1994 Budapest Memorandum: Russia pledged to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and borders in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons. The invasion blatantly violated this agreement.
Minsk Agreements: Russia had signed onto these deals aimed at resolving tensions in Eastern Ukraine peacefully—but instead chose full-scale war.
Annexation of territory: The attempted annexation of Crimea in 2014 and later of regions like Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia in 2022 is illegal under international law. No internationally recognized referendum or legal basis supports these claims.
2. False and Contrived Justifications
Russia’s stated reasons for the war are not only unsupported by facts but also widely discredited:
A. “Denazification”
Ukraine is a democracy with a Jewish president (Zelenskyy) whose family suffered in the Holocaust.
While Ukraine, like many countries, has far-right elements, the claim that it is run by Nazis is absurd and propaganda-driven.
B. “Protecting Russian speakers”
There is no evidence of genocide or systemic persecution of Russian speakers in Ukraine.
Russian-speaking cities like Kharkiv and Mariupol were bombed by Russia itself, killing thousands of civilians, including Russian speakers.
C. “NATO encroachment”
NATO is a defensive alliance. Ukraine was not a NATO member at the time of the invasion and had no immediate path to membership.
NATO had not stationed troops or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Even if Russia had concerns, war is not a lawful or proportionate response to perceived diplomatic threats.