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Russia says international law effectively dead, calls for UNSC P-5 summit
Kremlin says international law no longer functions amid regional conflicts and calls for a summit of UN Security Council permanent members to address security challenges.
- On March 08, 2026, Dmitry Peskov said, 'We have all lost what we call international law... I don't even understand how anyone can be called upon to follow the norms and principles of international law. It effectively no longer exists' and urged revisiting Putin's P-5 summit proposal.
- Peskov warned the region has become significantly destabilised, saying cumulative regional conflicts produce economic and political consequences, while Sergei Lavrov urged the US to clarify its broader plans.
- Peskov argued international law now exists only 'de jure', and the Kremlin said it must focus on its own interests and 'build it up' where structures are lacking.
- Russia appears limited in how it can assist Tehran, possibly only by sharing intelligence, while critics note its denunciation ignores its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and reports suggest Russian enhancements to Shahid drones.
- The Kremlin warned 'it seems to us that the end of the world is upon us', reflecting alarm amid global threat perceptions, while Peskov cautioned there is no contemporary equivalent to the threat.
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Russia issues chilling 'end of the world' WW3 warning as Trump bombs Iran
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov issued the dire warning amid "a perfect storm" as the US and Israel launched massive strikes on Iran, whilst Putin claims international law "no longer exists"
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the norms of international law have effectively ceased to operate due to conflicts and destabilization in the Middle East.
Russian President Dmitri Peskov's spokesperson stated that international law had ceased to exist in the world, as he said in an interview with Russian propaganda Paul Zarubin, an extract from their interview published Vesti's television channel on 8 March.
Russia has issued a significant statement amid the worsening situation following US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Questioning the existence of international law, Russia has reinstated Putin's earlier proposal to convene a meeting of the P5 countries to discuss the security crisis.
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