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		rurban on Feb 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders a... Such vetoes are invalid when the veto state is directly involved into the conflict.

nradov on Feb 24, 2022 [–]

While that is technically correct based on the UN Charter, it's meaningless in practice. None of the permanent Security Council members are willing to take direct action on this issue.

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