After reports that a large number of Ukrainian civilians have been killed and/or deported by Russian occupiers, which is a classic ‘depopulation’ move for when the time comes to discuss who the current population wants as their overlords or government, and while Russia is reeling from the loss of its Black Sea fleet flagship Moskva, and reports that the United States is considering labeling Russia a sponsor of international terrorism – a label of some practical consequence, it turns out – I think it’s time, even past time, that an encouragement to stop hostilities and right, to the extent that Russia might do so, the barbarities it has visited upon the civilians of Ukraine.
By putting punishment prices, payable by Russia, on those civilians.
So – just spitballing here – we could say concerning the status of a civilian:
- Displaced – $500,000
- Besieged – $750,000
- Missing – $10,000,000
- Dead – $5,000,000
- Deported – $20,000,000, but with a return discount of, say, 50%
The point is that a tactic known to be often used by Russia is punished, and that punishment is directly tied to its usage.
I suggest that this list be announced, with suitable values, to be applied when Russia exits Ukraine, all of Ukraine, by the end of May. If they do not leave by then, the punishment rates go up.
Yes, there’s a risk in this sort of tactic. But Russia believes that depopulation of Ukraine is a winning tactic in the long run, a tactic that’s worth a heavy price. It’s necessary to make that price as heavy as possible – and tie that price directly to the implementation of the tactic.
And then broadcast it to the Russian populace.
