Zelenskyy: Putin Has Ordered Russian Troops to Ignore War Rules

Ukrainian President says Russia is planning to ramp up winter attacks on major cities to force civilians to flee.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has information that Vladimir Putin has told the Russian military to stop following the rules of war. These rules, often called the 'laws of war,' are international agreements meant to protect civilians and prisoners during a conflict. Zelenskyy claims that Russia plans to ignore these rules to make life impossible for people living in big Ukrainian cities. The main goal, according to reports from the Financial Times and other outlets, is to make life so difficult in places like Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa that people will be forced to leave. By launching…