ChippiChappa comments on We have no choice but to fight, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells world leaders

[–] ChippiChappa@ani.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday warned world leaders that international institutions are “too weak” to stop wars, urging more countries to join Ukraine’s security coalition and step up pressure on Russia.

We have known about this issue since the League of Nations.

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[–] PhilipTheBucket [S] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I feel like the UN isn't really meant to be anything like a world police force, big nations are just too volatile and self-serving to be on board for that. The only time it has worked that way was during the Korean War, and only because the Soviets walked out and gave an opportunity to quickly toss up a vote they couldn't veto.

I do feel like the ICC is supposed to be more of that "enforcing international law" role and in a way which can actually be effective, which of course is why a lot of the world's big countries hate it and are trying to undermine it.

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