Comments by "R Johansen" (@rjohansen9486) on "‘There’d Be Nothing Left If…’: Heated Exchange Between Russia u0026 Ukraine Over Kyiv Hospital Attack" video.

  1. "when there is absolutely no gain for Russia to do so". Ruzzia has always done it this way. By targeting civilians, they hope to break the will of the people for further resistance.
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  2. Ruzzia lies so much they don't even know the truth (I corrected your typo). Lying is at the very core of the russian people. You described it very well. The russian regime has always lied to the people and if something is questioned, you will be in big trouble. Fear is the regimes best weapon. This has been going on for centuries, that's why its in the core of the people.
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  3. But why do this? The Kremlin denies deliberately targeting civilians - which can be considered a war crime under international law. Russian strikes have also been documented against hospitals, schools, maternity wards, theatres - the grim list goes on. "It's terror bombing," Dr Jade McGlynn, Research Fellow in War Studies at King's College London, told Euronews. "The purpose is to make Ukrainians feel unsafe and place them under considerable psychological pressure." Behind Russia's "terror" campaign lies a clear objective, says McGlynn. "The ultimate intention is to break the will of the population so that they will at some point give in and accept Russia," she explained, claiming it was personally "directed" by the Russian President. "Putin believes the West will give up and Ukrainians will just be grateful for an end to the terror." "Civilians have always been targeted in all of Russia's wars," said McGlynn.
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  4. Al jazera: Putin targets Ukrainian civilians because he could in Syria. The Syrianisation of the Ukraine war is no coincidence. Russia got away with it once — and believes it will again. In 2015, when Russia began its military intervention in Syria, it seemed that the barbarism in the region was too significant for the international community to turn away from. Abundant reports by United Nations commissions, as well as accountability, human rights, and humanitarian organisations, documented war crimes with pictures, videos, and firsthand testimony. The world has watched countless incidents of missiles destroying hospitals or mutilated Syrian children covered in dust and blood being pulled from the rubble of destroyed apartment buildings. By some accounts, the documentation of war crimes in Syria is the strongest evidence since the crimes of the Na zis in World War II. And yet, the international community failed to act. No one was held accountable. Syria was a test case for the resolve of the world on how to respond to a brutal aggressor that justifies attacking civilians and hospitals. Inaction in Syria gave Putin the green light to start another brutal war to swallow another big chunk of territory from his neighbor, Ukraine.
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  5.  @dwightsunn3937  There hasn't been any fair election since Ruzzia invaded them.
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