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States are sovereign, and one state should not seize territory from another by aggression
Their wordsUkraine is defending the basic principle of international law, which is that states are sovereign and that one state should not seize territory from another by way of aggression.
Their wordsIf Russia is allowed to defeat Ukraine, other middle powers will likely draw the conclusion that they need to build nuclear weapons in order to defend themselves. By holding back Russia, Ukraine is also holding back nuclear proliferation.
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