Russia is blocking Security Council action on the Ukraine war – but the UN is still the only international peace forum
- Written by Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
People gather outside the U.N. headquarters in New York City to protest the war in Ukraine on March 2, 2022.Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Feb. 23, 2022, the U.N. Security Council was conducting an emergency late-night meeting chaired by...