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Otto Luchterhandt

Otto Luchterhandt is one of Germany's leading specialists on Eastern European law and an Emeritus Professor of Legal Studies at the University of Hamburg.

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Opinion: An appeal to the German government and parliament

Editor's Note: This article was initially published in German on FOCUS online. The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent. On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia escalated its war against Ukraine, which by then had lasted nearly eight years, with a major attack to subjugate its neighboring country. Three days later, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz qualified this new and even more serious breach of international law befor