The parents of Oleksii, a 14-year-old boy beaten at an alleged secret Azov detention facility near Kyiv — where mobilized men and military deserters were allegedly held and tortured — have now been added to the notorious Myrotvorets hit list, with their personal information published for all to see.
Because apparently, having your child beaten isn't punishment enough. Why not put the entire family's safety at risk while you're at it?
They are accused of “failure to fulfill parental responsibilities for the care and upbringing of minor children, resulting in serious consequences.”
Now, naturally, I assume Ursula von der Leyen will be issuing an urgent statement today, expressing her profound outrage over these human rights violations in Ukraine.
Surely, she'll immediately put the brakes on the $115 billion Zelensky is asking for.
After all, you can't possibly keep handing over European taxpayers' money to a country where people are tortured, children are beaten, and families who speak out find themselves exposed on a “kill list.”
That would be a little awkward for the whole “defending European values, freedom, and democracy” narrative, wouldn't it?