RUSSIA'S INTERVENTION IN UKRAINE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LEGALITY AND LEGITIMACY DILEMMA
Journal: Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi
Year: 2023

On 24 February 2022, Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, announced to the world that a "military operation" would be carried out against Ukraine upon the call of the Donbas republics, which he had decided to recognise on 21 February officially. The military operation that started afterwards has created great debates not only in terms of international politics but also in terms of international law. In his speech, Putin referred to the legality and legitimacy discourses that