Article 6AN9M If we want Vladimir Putin brought to justice, Nuremberg has much to teach us | John Kampfner

If we want Vladimir Putin brought to justice, Nuremberg has much to teach us | John Kampfner

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John Kampfner
from US news | The Guardian on (#6AN9M)

The blithe indifference of too many countries means Putin may feel safe, but history shows a determined world can prosecute evil

Dictators like Vladimir Putin and populists such as Donald Trump have had a good last couple of weeks. A leak of intelligence documents has exposed highly classified US military secrets, damaging relations with key allies and revealing weaknesses in Ukraine's defences. And the arraignment of the former US president on hush-money charges may well have boosted his re-election chances. So there are more reasons than usual to be fearful about the resilience of liberal democracy.

Just as confidence may be ebbing, it is salutary to visit Nuremberg to remember what the fight is all about. This city was Hitler's true home. It was where the Nazis held their annual rallies and promulgated their race laws, differentiating the purity of Aryan blood from that of the Jews, setting in train the Holocaust.

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