• AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    It is a war crime and rises to ethnic cleansing.

    I am however doubting the numbers since there are no independent observers in this war. You can’t just unquestionably take one sides word for things. Anyone in any western dominated institution that questions the narrative about the Ukraine war gets fired. There are plenty of stories about Ukrainian war crimes as well, but unlike OP makes it sound I do not believe Russia propaganda either.

    Also whenever there is war, there are war crimes and atrocities. That is why war should be prevented at all costs.

    Also “cultural genocide” is a made up word invented to be used against China. It is literally imperialist propaganda, part of the more than 1.6 billion dollar the US spend on this.

    So I do not see how this justifies endless war. A diplomatic peace treaty should obviously see a return of these children.

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      2 days ago

      Okay so, if you’re a pacifist, then clearly you believe that Russia should leave the currently occupied Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, since Russia obviously started this war first and all hostilities should cease between the two nations.

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        2 days ago

        Sure, that would be nice. I doubt however Russia is going to go for that.

        Russia made their demands pretty clear at the beginning and they weren’t unreasonable. These demands have never been discussed in mainstream media and are always dismissed. By now it is much harder to get to a reasonable diplomatic solution.

    • EnchiladaRaisins@lemmy.zip
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      I am however doubting the numbers since there are no independent observers in this war. You can’t just unquestionably take one sides word for things.

      The ICC has accused Maria Lvova Belova of being the person in charge of the child abductions/ethnic cleansing. They are neutral and independent enough for me.

      A diplomatic peace treaty should obviously see a return of these children.

      I fully agree.