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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his three sons, aged 14,15 and 16, will soon travel to the Ukraine front line to fight with Russian forces.

Kadyrov is a strong ally of Vladimir Putin but has recently been critical of Russia's military leadership.

On social media, he wrote that a father should teach his sons how to protect their family, people and fatherland.

Russia has signed a UN treaty aimed at preventing children under the age of 18 from taking direct part in hostilities.

Using children under the age of 15 to participate in hostilities is considered a war crime by the International Criminal Court, however Russia does not recognise its jurisdiction.

International Criminal Court, however Russia does not recognize its jurisdiction.

ibm9000 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:52 pm

International Criminal Court, however Russia does not recognize its jurisdiction.

The government of the United States of America does not recognize its jurisdiction. If it's right for one...

wjfox wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:25 pm Please stop this constant Whataboutism, it's unbelievably tedious.

erowind wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:38 am

caltrek wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:09 pm
From Putin's recent address to his nation in which he also announced the mobilization to enlarge the Russian military with conscripts:

"Otherwise, we can finish the war, but we will not have peace, and we will have another war," he said.

In a rare address to the nation earlier this week, Mr Putin said his country had "various weapons of destruction" and would "use all the means available to us", adding: "I'm not bluffing."

Technically, Putin is coaching his arguments in the rhetoric of self-defense. As pointed out in earlier posts, his announced annexation of Ukrainian occupied territory into Russia can thus be interpreted, rightly or wrongly, as a willingness to use nuclear weapons to achieve the defense of his recent, dare I say "illegitimate" use of force.

Show me a transcript with this wording translated by an official governmental or reputable Russian news organization or at the very least from a country that isn't part of NATO or economically intertwined with NATO.
I've already established I don't trust our institutions to be honest reporting the transcript. I haven't seen any evidence that the Russian government is actively planning a first strike over even what it considers to now be federalized Russia (occupied Ukraine.)
The only thing I've seen is both powers laying the cultural groundwork for a first strike as I explained before.

our country has different types of weapons as well...In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us. This is not a bluff.

Please stop this constant Whataboutism, it's unbelievably tedious.

ibm9000 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:12 pm

Please stop this constant Whataboutism, it's unbelievably tedious.

Please stop this -not constant- hypocrisy, it is a bit annoying.