Zapados@sh.itjust.works to World News@quokk.au · 4 days agoUK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russianswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down10cross-posted to: ukraine@sopuli.xyzeurope@feddit.orgworld@lemmy.world
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minus-squareCrimeIsLegalNow@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoIn the 90’s there was a bunch of propaganda about how UN peacekeepers couldn’t fire back if fired on. The funny thing is they absolutely could and did. Didn’t stop movies like Hotel Rwanda from lying about what happens where they’re deployed. https://en.webrwanda.com/2025/08/former-un-peacekeeper-dismisses.html
One would hope so!
In the 90’s there was a bunch of propaganda about how UN peacekeepers couldn’t fire back if fired on. The funny thing is they absolutely could and did.
Didn’t stop movies like Hotel Rwanda from lying about what happens where they’re deployed.
https://en.webrwanda.com/2025/08/former-un-peacekeeper-dismisses.html