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Greta Thunberg has accused Russia of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean?
CNN via MSN ^ | July 2, 2023 | Radina Gigova

Posted on 07/02/2023 12:55:09 PM PDT by McGruff

On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country sent water thundering downstream, killing more than 100 people according to Ukrainian officials. It wiped out villages, flooded farmland and nature reserves, and swept up pollutants like oil and agricultural chemicals as it made its destructive path towards the Black Sea.

The causes of the collapse have yet to be established – whether it was targeted as part of Russia’s war in Ukraine, or whether it was a structural failure – but what is certain is that it is one of the biggest ecological disasters Europe has seen in the last few decades.

And Ukraine is calling it “ecocide.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the collapse as “an environmental bomb of mass destruction.” High profile figures outside the country have agreed. The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, on a visit to Kyiv on Thursday, told reporters that “ecocide and environmental destruction is a form of warfare as Ukrainians by this point know all too well, and so does Russia.”

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: 4howdareyous; champagnesocialist; chat; doomgoblin; gretathunberg; liberalworldorder; limousineliberal; nordstream; notnews; radinagigova; scoldilocks; whodat
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The term “ecocide” may be an unfamiliar one to many, but there has been a long-running fight to get large-scale environmental destruction recognized as an international crime, prosecutable at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
1 posted on 07/02/2023 12:55:09 PM PDT by McGruff
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“Greta Thunberg has accused Russia of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean?”

Glad I’m not supporting GRETA on the Ukraine War.


2 posted on 07/02/2023 12:56:14 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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Oh my, Putin is really scared now!


3 posted on 07/02/2023 12:57:58 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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But what does that mean?

It means Econuts can say just about any crazy thing they want.


4 posted on 07/02/2023 12:58:49 PM PDT by Leep (What skill or service did the biden family have that netted them tens of millions of dollars?)
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To those who have to ask her what ecocide means: How Dare You?


5 posted on 07/02/2023 12:59:42 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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While are we still following what this spoiled brat has to say?


6 posted on 07/02/2023 1:01:30 PM PDT by econjack
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The air-headed little Swedish muffin has no thoughts on the destruction of the NordStream pipeline.


7 posted on 07/02/2023 1:01:59 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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If this insult doesn’t get our armchair warriors off the couch and into the fray, nothing will🤡🐷


8 posted on 07/02/2023 1:02:30 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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It means Sweden’s little “green goblin” is seeking attention.

Again.


9 posted on 07/02/2023 1:03:29 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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Is she still eating bagged and plastic container fast food?


10 posted on 07/02/2023 1:06:29 PM PDT by bgill
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Sounds like something an autistic high school dropout would say


11 posted on 07/02/2023 1:13:27 PM PDT by struggle
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“HOW DARE YOU!”


12 posted on 07/02/2023 1:14:07 PM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives: Ban Gun Free Zones)
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So she goes to Ukraine and listens to their propaganda, skips Russia, now, criticizes, Russia. I guess we should not be surprised, considering the half thought through climate change hysteria that she and others promote.


13 posted on 07/02/2023 1:22:21 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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Wonder why someone fired those two American HIMARS into the sluices to test their strength earlier this year? Waste of Rockets since the Russians were going to blow it up anyway. One thing about those Russians; they enjoy blowing up their own multi billion dollar shit causing eco disasters and killing civilians. They do it all day long.


14 posted on 07/02/2023 1:28:00 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
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To: McGruff

Yet another sure sign that Ukraine is a complete disaster.


15 posted on 07/02/2023 1:29:07 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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Putin is scared.to she scolded by the FAS scoldylocks. Surely he will retreat.


16 posted on 07/02/2023 1:33:20 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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“ecocide”

Isn’t that when trees start throwing themselves in front of chainsaws?


17 posted on 07/02/2023 1:42:29 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (AS )
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It means nothing and she is nothing.

Insane religious zealots.


18 posted on 07/02/2023 1:42:37 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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Go back to school Regretta.
19 posted on 07/02/2023 2:04:53 PM PDT by skimbell
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The only echo is the echo reverberating around her empty skull. How dare she.


20 posted on 07/02/2023 2:16:00 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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