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Geneva Convention does not apply to American mercenaries - Peskov
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[REGNUM] Captured American mercenaries who fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian Nazis are not subject to the Geneva Convention, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with MSNBC. He stressed that the mercenaries were involved in the shelling of the Russian military and at the same time are not considered Ukrainian army servicemen. "They are soldiers of fortune and have been involved in illegal activities on the territory of Ukraine. They participated in the shelling of our military. They threatened their lives and must be held accountable... for the crimes they committed," Peskov said. "I would not go into explaining the legal side of their captivity. One thing is clear - they committed crimes. They are not members of the Ukrainian army. The Geneva Convention does not apply to them," he explained. Posted by: badanov 2022-06-21 |
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