Our Friends, the War Criminals

At the Table in Riyadh With the Worst Intentions

Let’s not sugar coat this. A group of men met on February 18 in Saudi Arabia to discuss the fate of Ukraine. The conversation at that table did little to forward the safety and security of an independent country, but did much to continue the flow of disinformation about the war crimes committed by its aggressor, Russia, and its now accomplice, America.

That’s about as plain as we can make it.

The evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine is simply overwhelming. The systematic, widespread, and well-documented torture and killing in occupied areas of Ukraine are sickening. The Human Rights Report, released one year after the initial attack on Ukraine, details that “Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in many regions.” It further states that Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure amounts to crimes against humanity.

That is no small accusation, and it’s right there in writing, permanently.

The report calls the situation in Ukraine an “act of aggression” on the part of Russia. Members of the commission met with refugees from Ukraine, conducting more than 600 interviews and inspecting detention sites. The…