DISINFO: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine conducted in full conformity with UN Charter
SUMMARY
Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine was launched in full conformity with the UN Charter. The operation aims to ensure the security of Russia and its citizens, as well as to save the people of the Donbas from genocide.
RESPONSE
The claim is part of an ongoing pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign concerning Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine.
The argument that the full scale invasion conformed to the UN Charter was also promptly dismissed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres himself (at 6:33):
“The use of force by one country against another is the repudiation of the principles that every country committed to uphold. This applies to the present military offensive. It is wrong. It is against the (United Nations) Charter. It is unacceptable.”.
There is no evidence that ethnic Russians were facing persecution at the hands of the Ukrainian authorities, much less the danger of annihilation on grounds of nationality, ethnicity, or cultural belonging. This has been confirmed by reports issued by the Council of Europe, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the OSCE. For an overview of the Kremlin's deployment of the "genocide" narrative regarding Ukraine, see further debunking by EUvsDisinfo, Euromaidan Press, and POLYGRAPH.info.
See here for further debunking by POLYGRAPH.info.