Integrity Journal of Arts and Humanities

This work critically examines the way the western world and the United Nations reacted to the Russia-Ukraine war and the implications of such actions for the rest of the world. The work made use of Neorealism as a framework of analysis, and secondary sources of data from books, documents, journals, newspapers, television stations, etc. were used. The study attempted to know the way the western world and the UN reacted to the war, the actions they took, the results of these actions, and the implications these actions have for the global environment. While doing so, the study discovered that the western world reacted quickly by using sanctions and arming the Ukrainian military, which would weaken Russia and possibly force Russia to withdraw its troops in Ukraine. Also, the study discovered that the UN did not react quickly and did not do much to stop Russia from unilaterally declaring an unjust war against Ukraine without provocation. The study made recommendations like the need for Western countries to arm Ukraine more, the formation of a global front as a way to react with one voice in condemning Russia, and the United Nations needing to be reformed as the security council makes it difficult for the UN to intervene when unprovoked attacks are mounted against nations by a superior country.