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.
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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.”
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China needs Russia as an ally against the US. They have had a $1 trillion trade surplus. I fear that they will throw Europe under the bus and we are very unprepared.
Russia is a shit ally, both because they can’t be trusted, but more importantly because they’re poor fuckups. Their market is comparatively small, and the only thing Russua exports besides people is natural resources, mainly oil, which is less and less important nowadays.
Nobody needs Russia to do anything other than fuck off.
For China they shield large parts of their border from American influence.