"These ICC warrants mark another crucial step towards justice," said Amnesty International's Ukraine director. "Their issuance helps rebuild trust in international law and the institutions that uphold it."
That’s not even something you could realistically charge someone for anyways. It’s completely legal (we’re not talking moral here obviously) to attack infrastructure if it’s being used in a military capacity. And the list of what constitutes “military capacity” is basically a mile long.
Edit: actually I could see Russia using this opportunity to start the conversation of “if Russia doing x is a war crime, then the west is guilty of A-Z”
I would imagine if this ever actually got into a court there would be a lot of evidence submitted about Ukraine’s sustained campaign to try to destroy the ZNPP nuclear plant with artillery and rocketfire
That’s what I was just thinking too. I don’t know if it would be worth it, but this seems like a good opportunity to start showing clear evidence of western/ Ukrainian war crimes.
That’s not even something you could realistically charge someone for anyways. It’s completely legal (we’re not talking moral here obviously) to attack infrastructure if it’s being used in a military capacity. And the list of what constitutes “military capacity” is basically a mile long.
Edit: actually I could see Russia using this opportunity to start the conversation of “if Russia doing x is a war crime, then the west is guilty of A-Z”
I would imagine if this ever actually got into a court there would be a lot of evidence submitted about Ukraine’s sustained campaign to try to destroy the ZNPP nuclear plant with artillery and rocketfire
That’s what I was just thinking too. I don’t know if it would be worth it, but this seems like a good opportunity to start showing clear evidence of western/ Ukrainian war crimes.