From Wiki:
"On February 12, 2008, then Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia may target its missiles at Ukraine if its neighbour joins NATO and accepts the deployment of a US missile defence shield."

Murdering innocent civilians was the new-normal for Putin, but he has reached a new despicable low by targeting a maternity hospital



Images like this should be shown to everybody in Russia once this is over so that the normal Russians understand what kind of monster has been their "leader" for 23 years.

Although I understand the sentiment, I think this is just another western pipe dream. President Putin has had a long time to assert his grip on power, I think it's unlikely this would be removed so easily.

About 70% of Russians are in the state of zombies at the moment. They won't be impressed with these photos at all.

there is only one problem with Putin: he will never stop

And Ukraine won't make such an offer.

Sure. As I said, no good options.

Good podcast today by The Bulwark with Gen Hertling on the military situation and outlook in Ukraine. 40 mins instead of the reletively short interviews he has with CNN.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nQ...urce=copy-link

lets call him simple: Huilo. who actually he is

https://www.politico.eu/article/russ...eet-in-turkey/

This is genocide and there is no justification for what's happening there.

It is not a "genocide" a genocide is when you set out to kill a certain part of the population. Hitler and the Jews or Ruwanda where the Hutu's killed the Tutsi minority was a genocide.


I think the UN deem genocide when more than 10% of a minority is killed and they have to act under their charter, which is why you'll never hear the word "genocide" in any UN official document.



This is just simply murder, Putain doesn't care who gets killed, be they Russian or Ukrainian, male, female or adult, child.

Most dictators get taken out by an uprising and a pissed off population doesn't take too much to set it off, especially if the campaign continues as it is now.


Russia knows the good times since 1990 and not many want to go back. North Korea is different it is ruled with an iron fist and everything is controlled, Russia is very different.

Exacty. As the hospital in Mariupol was likely not targeted but just hit because someone dropped a bomb not caring what it hits. It is indiscriminate bombing and shelling of civilian areas with dumb munition.

War crimes, yes. Genocide, no.

no and no

there is a tiny problem: UA prez. he will give up all the victims and suffers to what he was elected for: gift UA to putin

neutrality would means all of this repeated again and again

I think its targeted on purpose. spreading fear is what putin doing very well.
Also there is evidence that Zaharova said about shelling maternity hospitals just before that, so it might be linked events

According to some reports the bomb used was FAB-500. If this is true, it's hard to believe they were targeting the hospital specifically as this bomb is unguided.

HOWEVER, using air-dropped unguided bombs in a densely populated city is obviously meant to spread fear and panic, as you suggest as these bombs can land anywhere in the city.

There were people who said all these years that Russian government was a terroristic organization and were laughed at. Now the whole world understands that this is in fact true. Russia is a terroristic organisation.