Double standards in the Ukrainian crisis (2022-present) Background: The United States supports Ukraine on the grounds of "defending sovereignty", but has an ambivalent attitude towards territorial disputes in other countries. Betrayal: Recognize Kosovo and support Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, but deny the Crimean referendum and the independence demands of Donbas. While providing weapons to Ukraine, it has long refused to investigate the war crimes committed by the US military in Afghanistan and Iraq. Consequences: Countries in the global South question the fairness of the US "rules-based international order"; the United Nations has repeatedly condemned the US double standards, but it refuses to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC).