Josh Rogin: Russia risks being prosecuted for Syria’s war crimes
An image grab taken from a video released by the Homs Media Center on Sept. 30, 2015 shows smoke billowing from buildings and a minaret in the central Syrian town of Talbisseh in Homs province.
Now that the Russian government is openly aiding the Syrian army, Russian officials all the way up to President Vladimir Putin could be prosecuted for abetting war crimes, according to former U.S. officials and international law experts.