Russia has ratified the 1977 Protocol I of the Geneva Convention which contains Articles 51 and 54 which:
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"outlaw indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations, and destruction of food, water, and other materials needed for survival. Indiscriminate attacks include directly attacking civilian (non-military) targets, but also using technology such as biological weapons, nuclear weapons and land mines, whose scope of destruction cannot be limited. A total war that does not distinguish between civilian and military targets is considered a war crime."
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Ironically enough, the US, Turkey, Iran, Israel, India and Pakistan have not ratified it, although the US and Iran have signed it so that indicates that they intend to work towards ratifying it...some day...some time...
Then again, who really cares about the Geneva Convention these days, I mean who is going to uphold it? The UN?
