I do realize that Russian troops invaded Ukraine but they are not at war (i.e. war has not been declared).
Ask Putin are Russia soldiers in the Ukraine he will say no.
Ask him if Russia is supporting fighters in Ukraine with weapons he will say no.
Ask him is Russia at war with Ukraine he will say no.
That is exactly why the UN is so hopeless. Everyone knows the answer to those questions is YES and Russia is effectively at war with the Ukraine, but all he has to do is deny it.
Ukraine has even gone to the UN asking for help, but nothing is done, only because the UN is such a toothless tiger.
The big world players, USA, Russia and China do as they please, regardless of what the UN or the rest of the world thinks.
The UN Security Council is designed to reflect the actual, not the desired power in the world (as I understand it). For example, when the UN was established Stalin's Soviet Union was given the highest status, a permanent seat and a veto on the Security Council. It's a mechanism for the powers to resolve differences and act when possible. Whether we like them or not, China and Russia have the power to afffect the world, and we need a way to deal with them as peacefully and effectively as possible.
The UN represents the will of the world's powers, for good or ill. As Russia has the status of one of the five leading powers and another, China, does not oppose them in this matter, the will of the world's powers is not what we would like regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In other issues, the world's powers do agree. Two examples are Iran's and North Korea's nuclear programs. Another is the recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
BTW, you'll note that the Europeans and the U.S. also don't refer to it as war or invasion. I"m pretty sure it's because they don't want to escalate the situation, and neither does Ukraine. If it escalates, more innocents die, more is destroyed, and Ukraine loses even more than they already have.
Ask Putin are Russia soldiers in the Ukraine he will say no.
Ask him if Russia is supporting fighters in Ukraine with weapons he will say no.
Ask him is Russia at war with Ukraine he will say no.
That is exactly why the UN is so hopeless. Everyone knows the answer to those questions is YES and Russia is effectively at war with the Ukraine, but all he has to do is deny it.
Ukraine has even gone to the UN asking for help, but nothing is done, only because the UN is such a toothless tiger.
The big world players, USA, Russia and China do as they please, regardless of what the UN or the rest of the world thinks.