Overview
Polygraph, a publication produced by Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, quoted Steptoe of counsel Jeff Pryce in an article titled “Amid Complexity of International Law, Russia Brands US Sanctions Illegal.” The article, published April 10, discusses the latest US sanctions against Russia. The Kremlin reacted by saying the sanctions violate international law because they are unilateral and not imposed by the UN Security Council. Moscow has repeatedly claimed that the sanctions Washington has imposed on Russia in recent years are illegal and unlawful.
Pryce says Russia’s apparent argument that no country can impose sanctions without an authorization from the UN Security Council, where Russia holds a veto, is “plainly incorrect.” He explains, “Under Article 41 of the UN Charter, the Security Council may call on member states to impose sanctions in response to a threat to international peace and security, but that does not deprive member states of the sovereign right to use economic sanctions to defend their own interests and to uphold international law.”
The full article can be read at Polygraph.