International Legal Review of the War in Ukraine

Dimitrijević, Duško (2025) International Legal Review of the War in Ukraine. In: Društveno - ekonomski razvoj i obrazovanje sa akcentom na Republiku Srbiju i Raški okrug. Međunarodna akademija nauka, umetnosti i bezbednosti, Beograd, pp. 7-22. ISBN 978-86-87143-27-2

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Abstract

Since Russia’s attempt to reach an agreement with the US and NATO on the “principle of equal and indivisible security in Europe” has not been realized, as well as its demands regarding the provision of “security guarantees”, including a legally binding declaration that Ukraine will not join NATO, Russia has taken “special military operation” on February 24, 2022. The analysis that follows is based on the thesis that the background of this conflict is the competition between the great powers - the USA and Russia, for the expansion and retention of spheres of influence. In order to give a realistic international legal assessment of the conflict in Ukraine, the paper first of all provides the historical-political background of the Ukrainian-Russian dispute, which originates from the Cold War era and the process of the collapse of the Soviet Union (USSR), which led to a serious disruption of the balance of power in the world. The global imbalance led to global political division and polarization, which is still reflected in the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict, which, according to the author, is a serious warning for the still valid legal system of the United Nations, whose basic value is the maintenance of international peace and security.

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