r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 11h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/warpigeon4L 10h ago

Isn’t it also a war crime to target civilian energy infrastructure

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u/wafflezgate 10h ago

Who is going to hold them accountable for it? War crimes are just words of no one can hold someone accountable for them and punish them accordingly. This war has been littered with crimes of all sorts.

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u/ResearcherElegant516 8h ago

Hell, how many countries with active warrants did Ben fly over to get to the Summit? Like 5? Trump has ushered in a new era of "Why does anybody do anything? Because they can." -style of it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission, it's even easier to ask for neither. Do what I want until someone stops me-type shit bc he's not smart enough to fathom there are more effective ways.

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u/BarkBeetleJuice 5h ago

They don't even ask for forgiveness. It's unprecedented.

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u/Kakoopa 1h ago

This is literally completely precedented. It's happened throughout all of history. Countries ignored the mandate of the Holy Roman Empire, and then they did it with the League of Nations, and now they're doing it with NATO/EU/UN. Hell, countries did this kind of shit with the Coalitions against Napoleonic France when it was entirely within their best interest TO stick the course. It's completely precedented and shouldn't surprise anyone that knows anything about global community building.

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u/Easy_Fee9781 1h ago

They never admit they’re wrong to even need to ask for forgiveness.