Under Geneva Convention, Russia has no automatic claim to territory simply by virtue of occupying it

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that discussing any Western security guarantees for Ukraine without Russian involvement was a “road to nowhere”. NATO military chiefs were set to discuss the details of eventual security guarantees for Ukraine amid efforts to broker an end to Russia’s brutal invasion. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Annette Young welcomes David Turns, Senior Lecturer in the Department of International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University.