Well, so much for the ceasefire

[JoanofArgh]

Russian troops are shooting and not allowing civilians to leave.

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When the Russians were at war in Syria, they declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons and then mowed down all the civilians fleeing the city.

And here we go:

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[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[Donkees]

2. The evacuation of civilians was set to start at 11 a.m.

[AngryOldDem]

3. I had a bad feeling this was going to happen.

Claim cease fire, and make it easy on yourself to inflict even more destruction.

[TigressDem]

4. Figures nt

[Duncanpup]

5. Savages

[Hav]

6. Absolute scum

And because they are scum, everybody already predicted they'd do this.

[Scrivener7]

7. Because if Vlad says it, the opposite is true.

[SergeStorms]

10. That sounds hauntingly familiar......

It seems like there's someone in the U.S. who fits the same description 🤔.......oh, what's his name......you know......he looks like a Big Orange Pig...... oh, never mind, it'll come to me later. Carry on if you're able.

[Scrivener7]

15. Two sides of the same coin.

[brer cat]

8. Shelling women, children, men too old to fight.

Putin sure knows how to win world opinion.

[RocRizzo55]

9. More war crimes.

Just how many does Vlad think he can get away with?

[SergeStorms]

11. All of them. He thinks he'll get away with all of them.

He doesn't recognize the authority of any "world court". He laughs at the idea of being brought to justice. Just like his best pal in the United States, he has enough money to buy the "justice" he wants.

[Jetheels]

12. Rich people don't commit crimes.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Russia has command & control problems. Plus their pet dissidents are loose cannons literally. nt

[GoCubsGo]

14. Gosh, who didn't see that coming?

By "temporary," the Russians meant five minutes. Putin can't trusted, but y'all knew that already.

[czarjak]

16. But, at least someone got all the finances they needed?

[EndlessWire]

17. It's time to declare him a criminal.

I know they have the ICC on the ground investigating the crimes. Sure, they need to document every instance. But, this is so bad that we can jump right to the conclusion. Why can't the ICC just go ahead and indict Putin for this crime?

I want to hear a Security Council debate over declaring him a criminal. Sure, Russia will veto any action. But, the debate would be valuable.

He shot at a nuclear power plant. That's against the Geneva Convention. Hell, it is even a crime to put a Ukrainian flag on one of their tanks, which they did. But, shelling civilians? Shelling apartment buildings? Sinking noncombatant ships? Why can't someone complain to the Hague as well?

Start his trial in absentia. Or something. Declare to the world that he is a criminal. Something.