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Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to take the “strongest possible action” against Russia if it is confirmed that Russian forces killed a Melbourne school teacher in their captivity in Ukraine.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What's important here is that the teacher was captured. And killing captured prisoners is a war crime. Australia is not talking about Australians dying on the field or getting captured, they are talking about Russia possibly executing a prisoner of war.