The Russian dictator believes himself to be above international law but there are many ways to make him pay for his war crimes
t has been a good week for Vladimir Putin. On Thursday, a Russian missile hit a cafe in eastern Ukraine,, pledging to cut military supplies to Ukraine. In America, Republicans and Democrats are having fisticuffs over funding for Ukraine, a previously bipartisan issue becoming ever more polarised. Meanwhile, the EU admits it can’t match US levels of support.
Let’s start with the weapons. While much of the focus is on western military supplies to Ukraine, it’s the flipside of this – Russia’s own military supplies – that can be undermined. The Ukrainians have already used sea drones that slip unseen across the water to hobble the Russian Black Sea fleet, which has allowed grain to be exported across the Black Sea and help feed the world.
Even supposedly isolationist Republican voters think the US is right to help a weaker country fighting for its freedom: 86% of Maga – Make America Great Again – Republicans believe that everyone has the right to live in freedom and the US should stand up for freedom whenever possible. What they don’t like, however, is the lack of a clear aim to win the war.
There is support to curb Putin’s impunity – and showing off that he is above constraints is the motif of his actions over many decades.But for the first time we see the Russian leader is not immune to legal challenges. Even if he is able to remain safely in Moscow, courts can still disrupt his freedom. Thefor “the war crime of unlawful deportation of population and that of unlawful transfer of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation”.
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