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This makes a stronger summary of just what Russia has done and how it's blowing up the post-WW2 era and U.N. system. But anyway, I completely support the U.N.
by cmurf 5y ago
This makes a stronger summary of just what Russia has done and how it's blowing up the post-WW2 era and U.N. system.
But anyway, I completely support the U.N. General Assembly coming to this conclusion - i.e. there should be a NFZ, and then start with it being self-enforced by Russia. If the U.N. can't be more relevant and convincing than becoming a nuclear armed country to deter aggressive war like this, then the post-world-war institutions are lost. And that means WW3 is pretty much inevitable because the whole point of the U.N. is to prevent world wars.
So yeah, let them be relevant, if they can be. Even better if they can find a way to enforce it somehow that doesn't trigger a NATO article 5 response, i.e. WW3 happens anyway. Pretty much most of the roads lead to WW3 at this point, the trick is figuring out which one(s) don't.
Note that this has no chance in the Security Council where Russia as a permanent member has a veto.