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Calling Putin a 'war criminal' could spark even more atrocities in Ukraine

  • Written by Joseph Wright, Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imageVladimir Putin celebrated Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2022, the eighth anniversary of the move.Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

As the war in Ukraine continues, officials in the U.S. and Europe are sounding alarms about alleged war crimes being committed by Russian troops there. U.S. President Joe Biden has called...

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