“Noting that more than a thousand cultural sites had been damaged or destroyed since the beginning of the war, the Congress underlined that the targeting and looting of cultural sites appeared to reflect a systematic policy aimed at erasing Ukraine’s historical and cultural identity, consistent with a genocidal intent,” the Council said.

It’s not the first time Russia’s war in Ukraine has been designated a genocide by international authorities. Multiple European national parliaments have already done so with the Council of Europe deeming Russia’s forced transfer of children as an act of genocide in 2023.

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    Biden needs to green-light the Ukrainian use of western weapons on targets inside Russia. The US is still tying Ukraine’s hands in the third year of this war! If Russia didn’t want to be shot at, they should not have invaded. This has gone on for much too long.

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      I wonder if Putin would ever relent, or if they would have to essentially siege Moscow and St. P to get an agreement?

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        If the economy goes down, putin does do too, and the economy is on its deathbed.

        Or as they say, the revolution is theee meals away.

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      Standard United States operating procedure is to arm the side doing the genocide, let’s appreciate their restraint