• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    14 days ago

    the article literally says he’s a mercenary, try putting more effort into your trolling in the future

    Oscar Jenkins, 33, was convicted in a Russian-controlled court in occupied eastern Ukraine on Friday of fighting in an armed conflict as a mercenary.

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      14 days ago

      It says he was convicted in a Russian-controlled court which is not at all the same thing. International law is clear on this and Russia is clearly breeching it.

      Try putting some more effort into your trolling, I quoted the actual appropriate law.

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        14 days ago

        If you bothered reading the points in the law you linked, then you’d quickly see that he very much falls under the category of a mercenary. The fact that a bunch of marauders got together and call themselves an “international legion” doesn’t change the nature of what’s happening. Keep on digging though, it’s adorable.

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          13 days ago

          The international legion is a official unit of the armed forces of Ukraine, set up by the Ukrainian MOD. Try again.

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            13 days ago

            I mean Azov nazis are also an official unit of the armed forces of Ukraine, so sure any fascist can officially fight for Ukraine.

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              12 days ago

              So is rusich in the Russian military, ultra nationalists are often found in militaries as they’re generally quite useful for volunteering for the meat grinder, nice goal post move though.