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Is Russia's invasion of Ukraine justified?
Is Russia's invasion framed as justified? I'll lay out the competing legal and historical claims.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 is widely considered illegal and unjustified under international law, though Russia has offered several official justifications.
1. Russia's stated justifications
In his televised address on 23-24 February 2022 announcing a "special milit