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The Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will surely be held accountable by the International Criminal Tribunal, aoording to Errol Mendes, professor of law at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

“One should look at what happened to Milosevic to understand what fate awaits Putin in the end. He believes he is invulnerable and out of reach. He is convinced that he will never be held to account. Milosevic thought the same,” says Mendes.

According to the expert, Milosevic’s accountability became possible thanks to the West’s unwavering stance on punishing serious crimes.

“This may take 10, 20 years or even longer, but Ukraine and its allies need to start implementing the same strategy that allowed Milosevic to be brought before the International Criminal Tribunal. I am convinced Putin will end up there as well.”

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    They trade with him opportunistically,

    That’s all trade. Trade supports countries economically.

    They will throw him under the bus the second there is an incentive, and will probably benefit from it

    That’s capitalism.

    How about get Russia out of Ukraine before declaring victory with plans to arrest Putin?

    • Nalivai@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      How about get Russia out of Ukraine before declaring victory with plans to arrest Putin?

      That’s not necessarily has to be done in that order. If Putin is removed from power, Russia will be way less enthusiastic about continuing the war, and they can even fuck off on their own

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        2 days ago

        A EU ruling does absolutely nothing to remove Putin from power.

        The EU has already ruled that Putin’s actions were illegal in 2022. Russia needs to be defeated.