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"Even by the warped standards of wartime, Russia’s Sunday morning attack on
Sumy was astonishingly brazen. Two high-speed ballistic missiles, armed,
Ukraine says, with cluster munitions, slammed into the heart of the border city
in mid-morning as families went to church, waited for a theatre performance or
were simply strolling about on a mild spring day.
The death toll currently stands at 34, including two children. Images from the
scene show bodies or body bags on the ground, a trolley bus and cars burnt out,
rubble and glass scattered around. It was reckless, cruel and vicious and its
consequences entirely predictable to those who gave the order and pressed
“launch”.
To contemplate a daytime city-centre attack, in the full knowledge that
civilians will be present, reflects a Russian culture of impunity that has been
allowed to endure without effective challenge. Nevertheless, Washington’s
approach, under Donald Trump, has been to try to negotiate an end to the war by
talking directly with Moscow, while remaining mostly silent on Russian attacks
on civilians."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
