1. After today's announcement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) was soon to issue a ruling on the March 1st referrals, I took a look at the ICC website. I had noted that Russia was not a Rome Convention signatory and neither is Ukraine. But with a caveat that I don't
2. know much about the ICC, it appears that Ukraine's earlier 2013 and continuing submission to ICC jurisdiction gives the court sufficient jurisdiction. What I don't know is whether it can issue a ruling that will find Russia, and Putin in particular, have engaged in
3. agressive war and war crimes. I think the reason that the Kremlin produced the bioweapon fabrication is to be able to pose a defense. I presume it won't work but if I'm right that it was what prompted the bioweapon farce, it may mean the Kremlin expects to be charged or at
4. least subject to a proceeding for war crimes. I need to confirm my understanding that any UN member who does not heed a ICC judgment can be subject to automatic UN penalties. If so, one would imagine that China, Israel and Turkey, when they ponder the downside of being
5. Putin's pals, may find a convenient way to tell the Ukrainian genocide planner, thanks, but not thanks.
6. He's the Chinese response. Good luck Vova! It's just you and your crew and your BFF Lukashenko and his crew going to the the ICC. @BelarusMFA 
7. Because the geniuses in the @KremlinRussia_E chose to create their fake Ukraine version of Japanese Empire's Manchukuo that Japan used as pretext to invade China, Russian defendants like Putin, Lavrov, Peskov and Shoigu may have waived jurisdiction by being covered by
8. part of the Ukrainian submission. Who could be that dumb? Perhaps the nitwits who though a tank war in Ukraine during winter was a good idea. I wonder how Lukashenko and his son feel bout being sucked into this? @BelarusMFA About as good as Lavrov. @mfa_russia
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