Jeffrey Sachs and his sympathy for Russia

The video below has allegedly gone viral. I made this brief comment:

Jeffrey Sachs is extremely one-sided. Everybody should know how Finland, Poland and the Baltic states regard Russia. Putin himself is not at all shy about Russia’s imperial ambitions. How often do we hear key people in Islam talk about converting the world – by violence if necessary? The symbol of Islam is the sword. Hasn’t Sachs noticed? Does he not know the history of Islam? What should Israel do about Islam’s stated objective to destroy the Jewish people? These are fundamental questions about which you don’t need a professorship to understand. War and defence of your country and culture are sometimes a dirty business. The Americans are far from infallible, but I’m on the side of those combating enemies who want to destroy the West. What skin does Sachs have in the game?

Special War Crimes Tribunal for Russia

In this case, Australia has done the right thing. Putin and his mafia gang have to answer for their barbarism.

Embassy of Ukraine in Australia and New Zealand

Australia has joined the growing international effort to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine as an Associate Member of the Enlarged Partial Agreement.

On 16 May in Chișinău, during the Council of Europe Ministerial Session, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a decision approving the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the establishment of the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal – one of the key elements of its institutional architecture.

The adoption of this decision became possible thanks to notifications of intent to join the Agreement submitted by 34 Council of Europe member states, the European Union, Costa Rica, and Australia.

Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha described the decision as another important step toward the practical launch of the international accountability mechanism for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

“We are consistently moving toward the full-fledged launch of the Special Tribunal. This is yet another signal that the international community is determined to ensure the inevitability of accountability for the crime of aggression,” the Minister stressed.

The Enlarged Partial Agreement remains open not only to Council of Europe member states, but also to third countries, creating further opportunities to broaden global support for the Special Tribunal.

We highly appreciate Australia’s principled support for international law, justice, and accountability.

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