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Well, why would his opinion on a matter of military and international law even be relevant? More than any other person, I mean. He's in Russia, not because he
by rossdavidh 5y ago
Well, why would his opinion on a matter of military and international law even be relevant? More than any other person, I mean.
He's in Russia, not because he was ever particularly keen on Russian policy, but because it was a place outside of the reach of the American intelligence agencies. I expect, like a lot of Russians, he's not particularly keen on it, but the Russian system doesn't exactly put these things up for a popular vote, so neither he nor most Russians is especially well positioned to do anything about it.
- smt88 5y ago> Well, why would his opinion on a matter of military and international law even be relevant? More than any other person, I mean. It doesn't matter in the general sense. It's just a clue about how principled he is -- something that is at the core of the debate about his extradition and prosecution. If he is genuinely anti-fascist, as he has positioned himself, then he would be highly opposed to everything about Putin. Unfortunately I suspect he isn't free to speak out against his protectors.