INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT IN A WORLD ‘RULED’ BY PUTIN
Abstract
Vladimir Putin’s excesses in Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova - where Russia occupies parts of these countries’ territories - make him the ‘ruler’ of the world as no other country can boast of this record. Putin’s atrocities all over the world are legion and are well documented. This paper, therefore, argued against Putin’s reckless disposition towards constituted authorities. The International Community should rise to the occasion by censuring Putin. His mobilization of Russians all over the world to come together as it was in the past when they were all under the Soviet Union was the motivation for his unnecessary war against Ukraine. Allowing Putin to have his way through the use of force portends danger and threat to the international system. Putin’s antics should not be tolerated by other stakeholders most of whom are conducting themselves in a very responsible manner. The absence of a central political authority in international relations is not a license for the coronation of a “World Tsar”
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