Russian colonialism and its misuse of self-determination: Statement by the UNPO General Secretary on the Russian Federation's Recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk
On February 21, the Russian Federation recognized two breakaway territories of Ukraine as independent countries, using that recognition as the pretext for the use of the Russian army in Ukraine. This marks the latest effort of the Russian Federation to abuse and misuse the right of self-determination, perverting the world’s primary bulwark against colonialism into an instrument of colonial policy....