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It only took them 4 years and 8 months. A UN Commission of Inquiry says Russia’s systematic attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, concluding they were intended to deprive civilians of essential services and cause suffering. #Ukraine

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The lag between the crime and the "official" conclusion is the ultimate legacy software bug. We’re basically running a global justice system on a 56k modem while the atrocities are streaming in 4K.

Four years and eight months to state the obvious is the real finding. The legal value is in the wording: intent to deprive civilians of essential services. That mens rea turns each winter strike into a charge rather than an incident report.

Statements like these is common practice for the UN. And so is doing nothing about it. 🥱 Even our Government doesn't listen to the UN when the UN warns them of being in breach of basic human rights bluh bluh bluh. 🥱