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The Times, of course, was not referring to the perpetrator of both attacks: the United States government. Each act was a clear violation of Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter prohibiting the use of force against another nation and demanding respect for its sovereignty. But the "supreme international crime" of aggression did not merit mention in the Times, who saw something far more sinister than carrying out illegal massacres across countries and continents in the actions of "Vladimir Putin's Outlaw State."
Russia, according to the Times' righteous defenders of international law, is guilty of violating "not only the rules intended to promote peace instead of conflict, but also common human decency." The editorial board finds not only disregard for the law, but the absence of standard ethics accepted by civilized people and societies. It is a pretentious way of saying that Russia's leaders are sociopathic, lacking the humanism and benevolence of Americans and their allies.
Comment: The New York Times is consistent at ignoring history and facts: The New York Times has totally lost the plot on Russia. And rarely gets it right: New York Times op-ed: The Russians are not to be feared