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Finland sentences Russian neo-Nazi mercenary Yan Petrovsky to life for war crimes in Ukraine
(kyivindependent.com)
this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2025
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Don't get me wrong, I think he should be strung up.
But I'm curious what gives Finland the authority to charge a Russian for crimes committed in Ukraine?
That’s a good question. Is there anyone here who can answer that?
Edit: FTA:
I Guess that we’re supposed to infer that this guy had been living in Finland for some time, and therefore was subject to their jurisdiction.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_jurisdiction
This is the answer. Thank you.
Well, there you go. Thanks!