1/4 This is a correct step, if long overdue. Mr Putin is a dictator and has the power to prevent any Russian crime on the ground. Thus, every Russian crime that takes place has his blessing and authorization.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64992727
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Halla_aho/status/1636762440380694530
2/4 It is equally important to create a judicial mechanism to prosecute Mr Putin and the rest of the political leadership for the crime of aggression. All individual crimes and atrocities flow from that crime.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Halla_aho/status/1636762623378169856
3/4 Mr Putin must have no illusions of personal impunity. So far, the West has fed such illusions by treating him and his cronies as a legitimate subject of international politics.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Halla_aho/status/1636762761513537537
4/4 They have had ample time and opportunity to change course and atone for the evils they have done - and chosen not to. They must be treated as the criminals that they are.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Halla_aho/status/1636763443343572992