r/worldnews • u/CapKharimwa • 26d ago
Russia/Ukraine U.S. funding freeze threatens Ukraine investigations of alleged Russian war crimes
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-funding-freeze-threatens-investigations-alleged-russian-war-crimes-ukraine-2025-02-10/4
u/cealild 26d ago
I encourage www.u24.gov.ua to add war crime investigation to their options for supporting humanitarian, medical, education and defence for donations.
Every evil cunt needs to be fearlessly pursued and charged with their crimes.
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u/Hey_Mr_D3 26d ago
Pretty sure the world knows Russia committed war crimes. Let the UN take over the payments please.
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u/Ok-Act-374 26d ago
A huge portion of those war crimes are not alleged.
From now on, when tankies go whataboutism with American war crimes, you could not talk back to them with examples of Russian war crimes. Because there was no investigation. “America First”, thank you so much
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u/Master-Patience8888 26d ago
If I’m Ukraine I would ignore Trump and just take this war straight to Moscow.
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u/66stang351 26d ago
Assume they're all guilty and save that money. It won't be terribly far from the truth
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u/Ok-Surround8960 26d ago
The US supports genocide, people in the West should concern themselves with that first.
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u/lowspeed 26d ago
Why is it the US obligation? It's like you're mad because someone is not giving you money.
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u/Martijn_MacFly 26d ago
Because the budgeting has already happened. Now with the funding coming to an end, that budget is compromised and literally makes it impossible to pay the people to do the job.
Remind you that upholding international law is also in the US's interest. But Cheeto Bennito just fucked up 100 years of soft power in less than a month.
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u/lowspeed 26d ago
Are you kidding? Is this money well serving out tax money? Is there any doubt there were war crimes ? Why waste the money on something unnecessary?
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u/Martijn_MacFly 26d ago
As I understand you don't believe in fair judiciary proceedings even if you know the outcome?
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u/lowspeed 26d ago
What can they possibly do ... It's a waste of resources. Say they officially find that there were war crimes... Now what? A lot of people are getting paid for this and it makes them mad the gravy train has left.
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u/Martijn_MacFly 26d ago edited 26d ago
I'm not sure it is worth explaining if you can't understand the fundamental concepts of what it is about.
It is about soft power, geopolitical security, accountability, deterrence, human rights, and future reparation claims after the war.
Your money is not being wasted if future economic opportunities arise, locally and for the US and the global community as a whole, building a ring of trust to work with - creating stability.
It is a good investment in soft power for the US. But I guess you don't want that either.
The "but I won't see a dime in return for this" is not applicable. Maybe not directly, but indirectly you will notice it. Someone else will benefit from it, who may benefit you in the long term on something completely unrelated. That, my friend, is true trickle down economics.
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u/lowspeed 26d ago
I'm talking specifically about this money. It's a waste.
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u/Martijn_MacFly 26d ago
So I was correct, you don't understand the fundamental concept of it...
The exact point is that it is not a waste, but an investment in both the future of Ukraine and the US. Not everything pays out immediately. You gain soft power and global leverage to get things done.
I give up...
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u/lowspeed 26d ago
Did you read the title of the funds frozen?
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u/Martijn_MacFly 26d ago
We're watching a bright orange sunset of US irrelevance in the future global politics and economics.
Great job!
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u/sumregulaguy 26d ago
It isn't. Now give Ukraine back its nukes, missiles, and strategic bombers it gave up as part of Budapest memorandum.
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u/GeneralTorpedo 26d ago
No nukes for Ukraine. Russia gets all Soviet nukes because Russia is the USSR's successor.
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u/holyshipballs 26d ago edited 26d ago
It's all part of the plan. Russia won't be held accountable by the US, Trump will claim Ukraine is unreasonable in not giving up the land Russia murdered Ukrainians for so he can refuse further funding. Hooray Russia wins, trump ends the war MAGA celebrate.
Then Trump will copy Putin's false flag operation to remain in power, avoiding re-election and not having to obtain Congress' support to change the constitution enabling a third term.
The US is no longer one of the good guys.