[vorpalhex]

> Basically, you start a war, you awaken the monster, and everything that happens is your responsibility.

Correct, Russia invaded Ukraine and committed war crimes. Thus why Russia can be penalized for those war crimes as a country, even though the crimes were committed by individual soldiers.

> if there is a war, there will be war crimes

And if you have a city, people will commit crimes too. Should we not punish those either?