The position of international law on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its effects

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Abstract: The effectiveness of the rules of international law still does not rise to the level of effectiveness of the rules of national laws, due to the existence of an executive authority capable of obligating citizens to implement the law, as well as the existence of a legislative body that enacts the laws, and this is not found in international law, and therefore international law remains unable to influence and apply it, especially in recent events, as the world was surprised after Russia took military action against Ukraine on 2/24/2022 and after President Putin\'s speech, and entered its territory from more than one side, although this event was preceded by several threats from the Russian side against Ukraine, and this event has roots in the existence of previous differences between Russia and Ukraine, as Ukraine was one of the countries of the former Soviet Union in addition to Russia, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1990, Russia and Ukraine became independent countries with Sovereignty and contiguous, and Russia sees itself as the bearer of the legacy of the former Soviet Union, and the formation of the state of Ukraine resulted in a government loyal to Russia, and the situation continued until several demonstrations took place in Ukrainian cities denouncing the government’s loyalty to Russia and its failure to shift its orientation to the West, i.e. to the countries of Europe. These demonstrations and popular orientation resulted in the victory of parties and figures seeking a European orientation in the 2014 elections and distancing themselves from Russia, and this is what disturbed Russia and differences began to surface in Russian-Ukrainian relations, especially since the new government that emerged after the elections had a European orientation, this led to the escalation of the dispute and resulted in Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and holding a referendum for the purpose of annexing it to Russia despite the international community’s protest, which increased tension and hostility between Russia and Ukraine, which prompted the Ukrainian government to expedite the file of Ukraine’s accession to NATO, which represents a threat to Russia and the beginning of the war that is still ongoing until this research was written, and the victims that resulted from this war And great human and material losses, as well as its impact on the international community and casting its shadow on the effectiveness of international organizations, especially the United Nations, and its inability to find any effective solution, and even international justice has become helpless, so that the rules of international law have become useless, and even in deviating from international legitimacy.