Global community must step up pressure on Putin

The international community should suspend all trade and commercial co-operation with Russia, suspend its membership in multilateral organizations, and fast track the work of the International Criminal Court in holding the president accountable for his actions.

No matter how determined Russian President Vladimir Putin is, if faced with the combined military strength of 100 or more nations, or even NATO states alone, he would pull back, writes Earl Turcotte.UN photograph by Mark Garten

Opinion

BY EARL TURCOTTE

March 10, 2022

War rages on in Ukraine. Despite truly heroic resistance by Ukraine’s armed forces and its people, they are badly outgunned by Russian forces and informed predictions are horrendous even to contemplate. How ironic that this criminal attack has been perpetrated by one of only five permanent members...

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