The UN Charter does not prohibit a country from defending itself from armed aggression by projecting force onto enemy territory, provided this action complies with international law, states Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN. “Direct attacks on civilian infrastructure constitute a war crime. Ukraine has a right to defend itself, under Article 51 of the UN Charter, against Russia’s attacks. This does not preclude its right to project force into Russian territory, so long as action complies with international law,” Eckersley said. He emphasized that Russia is escalating the con…