The war in Syria has been ongoing for over nine years. The war in eastern Ukraine has entered its seventh year. The two wars are incomparable. Still, they have features in common – particularly Russia’s crucial role. This role and the lessons Ukraine can learn from the war in Syria were explored during the webinar “The Role of the International Community in Post-Conflict Justice and Humanitarian Recovery. Syrian Lessons” organized by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union in July, which focused on issues of post-conflict justice and humanitarian restoration.
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Members of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, pull out an injured but alive child from under the rubble following a reported Russian air strike on Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on July 22, 2019.
