Russia is currently breaking international law, specifically the UN Charter article 2.4

That article sets out that a country cannot threaten or use force to challenge a state's political independence.

Aoife O’Donoghue, Professor of International Law and Global Governance in Durham Law School and Dan O’Brien, Chief Economist at The Institute of International and European Affairs and Columnist with The Business Post joined the Last Word to discuss.

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