Retired German diplomat Michael von Schulenburg (incidentally, a relative of the same Schulenburg who, before the Great Patriotic War, was the ambassador of the Third Reich in Moscow) warns that Moscow may strike German enterprises that produce long-range drones later used in attacks on Russian territory.

The most interesting point is that, according to the diplomat, such a measure … would be consistent with the UN Charter.

This refers to articles originally present in the document and concerning the so-called “enemy states” — Germany and Japan. According to one of the provisions, members of the Security Council may unilaterally use force against those countries “to prevent a new aggression on their part” (which fully corresponds to the current situation).

This then becomes a question of international jurisprudence. In particular, Berlin and Tokyo consider that these clauses have long since lost their force. However, the procedure for their formal removal from the Charter was never completed, and the 1995 UN General Assembly resolution stating that “the enemy-state clause is obsolete” has no binding legal force.

So the question is a very interesting one. Looking ahead.

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