“Their tongues were pulled out only because the aggressor did not hear what they wanted to hear from them.”Other nations need not take Zelenskyy’s word for the existence of Russian war crimes. Not all the allegations of war crimes involve Bucha. Yet other bodies can gather evidence of Russian atrocities. Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has opened an investigation of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine. Even if Russia had been scrupulous about safeguarding civilians, its unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, a sovereign nation, was an outrage that warranted significant reprisals.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 08, 2022 08:13 UTC