“Putin will not win the war with this”

The Russian armed forces have to gradually evacuate conquered territory in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin fails to improve their military situation. It appears that he is pursuing a strategy aimed at hitting the Ukrainian civilian population and leaving behind what is commonly referred to as “scorched earth”.

Power plants and other civilian infrastructure targets are being deliberately destroyed, which could mean death by freezing to death for many Ukrainians in winter.

There have also been threats to blow up a dam that would flood several cities, and warnings about the use of nuclear weapons or dirty bombs. How can Ukraine protect itself, what can the West do, and how is the procedure to be assessed under international law? Three experts analyze the situation.

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