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2024-01-17 13:23:08 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CCAF88B5C2C5E31E480EBBE1BEEC008C9231E0940C3D035435A602AD3FD36043
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Original Note:
Biden said if Russia invades a NATO country, there will be war (Article 5). https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/29/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-russias-aerial-assault-on-ukraine/ Russia has repeatedly indiscriminately attacked civilians in Ukraine throughout the war and committed war crimes. https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/russia-forces-ukrainians-occupied-areas-military https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/03/war-crimes-indiscriminate-attacks-infrastructure-systematic-and-widespread https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1142617 Ukraine is entitled to defend itself under Article 51 of the UN Charter. https://legal.un.org/repertory/art51.shtml
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