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Borders shift, bro.
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All news should use neutal language.
If journalist want to express their personal opinions, that's what editorials are for.
A simple rewrite of the article title on the left to: "Russia annexes formerly Ukrainian territory. Ukraine and NATO declares the act to be unlawful". Like this is much better, less biased title. Don't make the claim yourself, tell who is saying it.
"Formerly Ukraine Oblast/territories referendum results choose joining Russia, with overwhelming celebratory joy. NATO declares democracy only valid when NATO approves of result."
Media uses that tactic often, where they always platform the statements by Israel (that are very frequently lies that aren’t challenged at all even though it would be very easy to) but much less frequently from Palestinian sources. This makes it really easy for Israel to spread its narrative while Palestinians remain unheard and misunderstood.
“Annexes” literally means “takes control of illegally.”
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."
So, according to your link:
Definition:
Opinion of Internation Law:
International law says its illegal. The word doesn't define it being inherently illegal.
The international law also says a lot of other things are illegal, but those acts are not inherently illegal, because the legality isn't inherent to the word's definition.