Russia has claimed that civilians killed in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, died after they left. However, recent analysis of satellite images taken while Russia held Bucha show numerous bodies in the streets.
About 300 civilians have reportedly been slain in Bucha, many with their hands tied behind their backs and bullet wounds in their heads. Others were carelessly thrown into mass graves.
This revelation has led to open accusations against Russia and Putin for war crimes. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby was clear about the Department of Defense's stance:
“I think it’s fairly obvious – not just to us, but to the world — that Russian forces are responsible for the atrocities in Bucha,... Now, exactly who, what units — whether they are contractors or Chechens — I don’t think we are able to say right now. But we’re certainly not refuting that these atrocities occurred and they occurred at the hands of Russians.”
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby
While the Russian invasion itself is a reprehensible invasion of sovereignty, war crimes make the issue significantly more complex. Military against military fighting is one thing, but the murder of innocent civilians and consequent desecration of their corpses is quite another.
Despite potential war crimes, this conflict still rests at the feet of NATO. The U.S. may have the ability to intervene, but that would certainly escalate into a full scale hot war.
Therefore, the question arises, what is the right move? How can Putin be held accountable for these atrocious acts without sparking the next World War? Who is responsible for making Putin answer for these alleged crimes?
Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Been lying to the world since 1917 Russian Rev to date
One thing is certain.This is the beginning of the end for Putin and Russia. With 21st century technology and social media exposing Russia's pure evil now, the world cannot turn its eyes to the barbarity of Putin's brutality and racist genocide; and which has also exposed his power grabbing intentions towards the smaller and weaker, old Soviet bloc countries. The world did little when Putin grabbed Crimea in 2014. He has invaded Georgia and Finland. He will not stop.
The world now needs to rid itself of this destructive pariah once and for all, and sooner than later.
If we hada real president instead of a senile old coward he could have put a stop to this carnage on day one. Biden should have told Putin he had 24 hours to recall all of his troops or there would be no-more Moscow, and then followed through. Yeah, WWIII but one we could easily win.
Anthony, Anthony, you’re a blithering idiot! You didn’t have a great president! You had the 1st Court Jester of the United States Donald J Trump! An embarrassment as a world leader who wants this country turned into another dictatorship like Russia, China, North Korea!!
Donald Trump belongs in jail for treason against this country and against the citizens of this country in his attempts to over throw our democracy and stay in power! Anyone involved in the Green Bay sweep in Congress, over 100 by admission of Peter Navarro, should be tossed out of office and placed in prison as well if found guilty in court of law! GOP leaders have committed treason for backing this fool you call a great president in his attempts to destroy our democracy! Republican Party has no qualms about destroying democracy in this country under false claims of patriotism! It’s proven that GOP following are white supremacists and if you follow them, then you must be one as well! When are ignorant people such as yourself going to accept that all people are the same, accept they are taught to be racists no matter what their race may be!!
If you find nothing wrong with treating people as trash because they aren’t white, then you and others like you, white sipremacists, are the true niggers! Meaning of the word nigger is ignorant! Any white supremacists are ignorant! Grab you left ear with your right hand and right ear with your left and pull till you hear a pop because yoyr head is so far up your backside you can look out you belly button!
Please engage your brain
Everybody should study their World History pertaining to Russia from the Russian Revolution starting in 1917! Lenin and the communist party took over in 1917-1918; and murdered millions of Russians who were loyal to the Czar of Russia!! Stalin from 1923 till 1953 murdered 20,000,000 plus members of the Russian military + untold numbers of civilians during his reign of terror!
The world should also know that Russia fought as advisors against the western forces in Korea and Vietnam! What about their conduct of the invasion of Afghanistan? They were brutal there also!
I absolutely think that Putin should face a War Criminal Trial.
I have no idea 🤷♂️ how such an arrest could occur, but I believe that it should and I trust our Military to do what needs to be done.
How can we notify the Russian people about the war crimes being committed by their military? Keeping its civilian population in the dark about what is really happening is a long standing Russian and Communist tradition more recently adopted by our news media. Perhaps leaflets with photos of the horrible truth would help. When the fat lady sings we will be frustrated in our inability to identify the individuals who actually committed these atrocities because of Biden's bumbling ineptitude. So that leaves Putin and some high ranking Russian officers to take the fall and that is not likely. Why are the Russian troops so vicious and cruel? Probably because they are such inferior solders and they know it. At the end of WWII when the Russian troops occupied Berlin and other parts of Germany, it was just the same as what we are seeing now only nobody cared what horrors were perpetrated upon the German people because of the long difficult war and the atrocities that had been committed by the German military. The point of all this is that the substandard Russian soldiers are nothing more than crude savages and this truth is not new.
I am so sick of the Republicans talk. Just talk, talk, talk and no action. Biden is not willing to let Ukraine win because he and Putin are best of FRIENDS. Biden knows what Putin has on him that is why he is not giving Zelenskyy the Migs to fight Putin, he just doesn't want Zelenskyy to WIN. Zelenskyy has a lot on him too, so you see this WAR will never end until Putin or Zelensky are dead. The Republicans can talk until the cows come home, their talking is a bag of WIND.
REDHEAD. It sounds to me that you are a REPUBLICAN. All you do is talk,talk,talk.
How would you have handled the situation ,Mr know it all .
Russian government might even lie as much as our current administration? That's impressively derepressing.
War crimes done by ISIS Syrian forces to date in Buca etc Thanks Putin
Why are we still talking? Are we impudent? Talk seems to be our go to reaction!
This war cannot last for "years" as Gen. Milly claims!!!