The Russian Federation’s involment in peace missions after the dissolution of the USRR

Abstract

The global character of the United Nations is a result of the provisions contained in art. 34 of the United Nations Charter, which gives the UN Security Council the right to consider any situation that could threaten international security. After the collapse of the USSR, in the 1990s, the armed forces of the Russian Federation participated in the UN framework in the Balkans (including in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo), as well as in operations in the post-Soviet area, carried out in within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Russian Federation after the collapse of the USSR was particularly involved in military operations in the post-Soviet area, which sometimes raised many ethical and legal reservations. The aim of engaging the Russian peacekeeping forces in the post-Soviet area is to strive to maintain a dominant position in this area. Often their actions go beyond the legal framework and favor one of the parties to the conflict.