• TheMightyCanuck
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    1 year ago

    Is it a war whoopsie to use POW for de-mining? Cause that would be convenient

    Edit: Denmark, UK, Russia, and others did it with German prisoners after WW2. Good to know it’s no longer acceptable

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      1 year ago

      I am rather certain, that would qualify as a war crime. But I mean, if Russia is that interested in emptying their prisons, you can just make demineing Ukraine a victory demand and have their prison population do it.

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        1 year ago

        You really haven’t thought this statement through, have you?

        Ukraine doesn’t need more “zek”s on its soil. And it definitely shouldn’t be offered as a tool for Russia’s elites to clear up opposition.