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Posted on 05/28/2022 10:49:13 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Edited on 05/28/2022 10:58:43 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Top Russian officials have indicated that at least some of the Ukrainian servicemen belonging to the captured Azovstal garrison could eventually face trial in Russia.
The Office of the Prosecutor-General, a body responsible for overseeing prosecution in Russian courts, has asked the Russian Supreme Court to designate the ultranationalist Azov Battalion as a terrorist organization, potentially paving the way for the prosecution of the Azov members who surrendered to Russian forces earlier this week at the Azovstal factory in the southeastern port hub of Mariupol.
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Russian politicians and political commentators have sharply distinguished between standard Ukrainian military personnel, who may be eligible for a potential prisoner swap deal, and Azov Battalion members. The latter have been repeatedly accused by top Kremlin officials, both during and prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, of crimes against humanity. “It was these Azov battalion Nazis who had been exterminating the civilian population in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics, deliberately and with exceptional cruelty, for eight years,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov.
OK, ... Honest question, how recently.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
OK, that's reasonable, Current Fact: Ukraine has prosecuted and convicted a Russian soldier for War Crimes this last week.
Is "Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" now applicable for Russia to start Prosecutions of Ukrainian Azov soldiers for war crimes after Ukraine's "really bad move"?
Probably you and me.
I didn’t say that. Our media is very corrupt but least they are independent. The Russian media is an arm of the govt. There is no independent media.
“It was these Azov battalion Nazis who had been exterminating the civilian population in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics, deliberately and with exceptional cruelty, for eight years,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov.
He continued, “Our crack FSB and GRU units with the assistance of Airborne Spetsnaz were helpless against these clever Azov Nazis. We took a page out of the old and revered NKVD playbook that they used in Finland to see if that would flush them out. It worked so well for them, stepping in and putting those vile Nazi Fins in their place. But alas now faced with these slippery evil people, many of our Ukraine compatriots were murdered before we could catch them. Now we get justice.
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This is a war crime.
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Did your ISIS pals tell you that Fat Mao?
Hush 🤫 Neocon
The crime is defending their country. I couldn’t care less about the politics.
If there is actual proof of war crimes, then yes, they should be tried, but the proof needs to be overwhelming.
If instead this looks like show trials and political executions or imprisonment of prisoners of war, then there needs to be extremely harsh consequences, like all the judges and prosecutors and witnesses being declared war criminals and warrants for their arrest and trial issued if they ever leave Russia.
This video has been going around for at least ten years, because I saw it about ten years ago. So, it’s probably from the Chechen Wars or the Russo-Georgia War.
“It’s a horrible thing if true but there is no way to claim the authenticity of this video. The Russians are well known for propaganda (look at their mainstream media). How do we know this is not a staged production?”
This is old. I saw it about ten years ago. So, it could be from the Chechen Wars or the Russo-Georgia War.
Oh, so you think Russia doesn’t commit war crimes?
Bite me, communist scum.
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“Hush 🤫 Neocon.”
Cram it, Nazi.
See how that works?
“The crime is defending their country. I couldn’t care less about the politics.”
You see, the pro-Russia cabal thinks it is unfair if someone fights back against the Russians.
The soviet russians on here will disagree with you.
You defend your country from a foreign invader, you’re the terrorist.
This used to be a conservative forum.
I’d like to see who those foreign fighters were.
I am very curious as well.
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