Please, be REAL, read Clausewitz und do not destroy important services for civil society like the Internet.
Pleas for unicorns and fairies are already too late.
Most of civil society inside Russia is already blocked from conventional access to outside news of the war, replaced by a state Intranet now used to feed state propaganda.
Economic activity? If SWIFT is blocked I wouldn't be expecting PayPal to flow freely.
Alipay? Maybe still, but not if using Visa or Mastercard or wire transfers.
Meanwhile, this now-unidirectional flow of Internet is enabling large-scale malware distribution and identity theft for the purpose of further spreading said propaganda. And Russian root servers can ultimately be manipulated for political end.
So, Mister Let's Stay Above It All -- exactly what "important services for civil society"
are you arguing to protect here that are not already compromised?
Keeping it theoretical while civilians are being targeted and the global nuclear threat escalates will not support your cause.
Humanitarian law is about some civility in armed conflict. Violators must be punished, and the ICC will do it. Law is slow, international law in particular. BUT ... in the end, it will will.
Erich
So you're saying that a post-invasion Russia would revert Ukraine back to its pre-war pro-Western state ... because the ICC asks nicely? The very act of war indicates a less-than-strict adherence to humanitarian law and norms. What incentive exists to repent?
- Evan