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Month: March 2022

Open Letter to my Russian Friends: Ukraine is Not Crimea

Posted on March 3, 2022

On EJIL:Talk!, Alain Pellet reflects on his resignation as counsel for Russia before the International Court of Justice, prompted by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While distinguishing the 2014 Crimea situation—where he believes the population …

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