Have to disagree with you there moo roo - Russia were effectively forced into this Special Military Operation by the actions of America and the EU and the expansion of NATO
The legality of the SMO comes from the persistent slaughter of civilians in the Donbas
It is legal, it was necessary. The overthrow of the Ukrainian government and tinkering in elections in 2014 was illegal, as was the slaughter of civilians in the Donbas as is Zelenskyy's present refusal to hold elections - he is a dictator
Moral of the story - and it stretches to pretty much all wars involving western governments in the recent past......take America out of things and you'll not have wars
The UN is not trusted by the people. NATO is not trusted by the people and they are guilty of being used by America and Europe to carry out illegal acts of war - that is a sad fact