Witnessing atrocities in real time in Ukraine is changing everything
by Chris Stephen from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y11S)
Daily on-the-ground evidence makes it more straightforward for the International Criminal Court to indict Vladimir Putin with war crimes
No war crimes case is easy, but the task of indicting Vladimir Putin at the International Criminal Court (ICC) appears to be straightforward.
There are two key elements necessary to charge a commander-in-chief with war crimes. First are the crimes themselves. Second, the chain-of-command to the top. In the case of Russia's Ukraine invasion, both seem clear.
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