BBCNEWS BBC News March 22, 2022 11:15:00
Is a way to break sieges and force civilians to surrender more quickly. the russian playbook from syria we've seen unfold — the attacking hospitals, attacking schools, attacking civilians, because putin wants the civilians to surrender, and breaking their morals is the easiest way to do it. we have seen that in syria. because we have had red lines about the use of chemical weapons. president obama's red line in august 2013 disappeared in a puff of smoke and we did nothing. so i think putin does not think the west will react, and he's in desperate straits. he either retreats back to moscow an...