Put Putin on trial.

In light of the recent atrocities and the apparent inability , or reluctance , of the UN to take meaningful action against Russia , there are growing calls for an international tribunal to try Putin for the crime of aggression. (Something the ICC cannot try him for without a Security Council referral , which Russia would obviously veto.)

Their aim is to try and recreate something like the Nuremberg Trials. Not sure if this is a starter or not , but there is a petition which has been launched to try and give it legs.

You can sign up here ; https://justice-for-ukraine.com/

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

For those interested, this is a longer post about what I think the point should be.

https://similarworlds.com/politics/4289504-What-about-western-imperialism-A-number-of-people

The TLDR is that it's about both, not either/or.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Burnley123 I don't disagree with the points you make in your post but the point of this one is really about the uselessness of the UN as a guarantor of peace and security , something Zelensky has just been talking about during his UN address.

If one good thing comes out of this disaster it will be the reconfiguration of the UN as an organisation and the removal of the power of veto from the big five on the Security Council.

It's probably too much to expect that Russia will be booted altogether but that is precisely what should happen.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@RodionRomanovitch A lot depends on China's stance. They kind of want Russia as an ally and don't like the west. They don't care about Russia that much though.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Burnley123 It would only take an abstention , but even that might be a stretch.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@RodionRomanovitch Time will tell. I am very much against Putin and NATO also.

I support the Ukrainian people and I think their allegiance with NATO is entirely justified. I would do the same if I was them.