Investigating and prosecuting war crimes is important, but at the moment it’s more important to stop the war! Ditto with pledges to help rebuild Ukraine, important-yes, but not as urgent as to provide weapons. And what if Russia “wins?” Will France et. al. help rebuild Ukraine then? Will it be possible to investigate war crimes then? But the longer this goes on, the less anyone wins.
I wait with interest to see how the G7 participants will twist themselves into pretzels trying to reiterate their support for Ukraine without actually stating that this is a crossroad for Europe and if it lets Putin succeed it is signing its own inability to live up to its "values". TC
I'm waiting to hear what the G7 members have to say also. As I commented yesterday, while Johnson and Trudeau condemned Russia at the Commonwealth meeting, the "nations", as a whole, gave Putin a pass on Ukraine. This strikes me as an indication of the lobbying Putin has been doing in Africa and the Caribbean area.
@M.M. Spot on, and not just Russia, but China, as well. The West has been on the back foot in those areas whilst China and Russia made inroads with infrastructure bribes.
Investigating and prosecuting war crimes is important, but at the moment it’s more important to stop the war! Ditto with pledges to help rebuild Ukraine, important-yes, but not as urgent as to provide weapons. And what if Russia “wins?” Will France et. al. help rebuild Ukraine then? Will it be possible to investigate war crimes then? But the longer this goes on, the less anyone wins.
I wait with interest to see how the G7 participants will twist themselves into pretzels trying to reiterate their support for Ukraine without actually stating that this is a crossroad for Europe and if it lets Putin succeed it is signing its own inability to live up to its "values". TC
I'm waiting to hear what the G7 members have to say also. As I commented yesterday, while Johnson and Trudeau condemned Russia at the Commonwealth meeting, the "nations", as a whole, gave Putin a pass on Ukraine. This strikes me as an indication of the lobbying Putin has been doing in Africa and the Caribbean area.
@M.M. Spot on, and not just Russia, but China, as well. The West has been on the back foot in those areas whilst China and Russia made inroads with infrastructure bribes.
It's always personal, isn't it? TC
Belararus actively assisting Russia should be the trigger NATO needs to step up. Like @TC, I anxiously await the outcome of the G7 and NATO summits.
Precisely!!!!