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‘No impunity’: G7 vows tough, unified stance on Russia’s war
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“There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities such as Russia’s attacks against civilians and critical civilian infrastructure,” the ministers said.
“We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,” the communique said, and would support “for as long as it takes” Ukraine as it defends itself.
Source: AP
At the first glance, the headline ‘No impunity’: G7 vows tough, unified stance on Russia’s war appears to be puzzling to me:"What does it mean?" I asked myself. Then I read the content, and found “There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities such as Russia’s attacks against civilians and critical civilian infrastructure".
So the title might mean "No punishment for Russia?": No! G7 vows tough, unified stance against Russia's war - Russia must be punished!"
If it is the case, then the grammar of "No impunity" seems not clear enough , or even ambiguous to me; at least it should have been "No impunity?" with the question mark to ask a question that is important to defend the safety of our planet. I am not very sure. For the English grammar may have more implications than I think.
Is the headline clear enough to you native speakers?
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“There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities such as Russia’s attacks against civilians and critical civilian infrastructure,” the ministers said.
“We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,” the communique said, and would support “for as long as it takes” Ukraine as it defends itself.
Source: AP
At the first glance, the headline ‘No impunity’: G7 vows tough, unified stance on Russia’s war appears to be puzzling to me:"What does it mean?" I asked myself. Then I read the content, and found “There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities such as Russia’s attacks against civilians and critical civilian infrastructure".
So the title might mean "No punishment for Russia?": No! G7 vows tough, unified stance against Russia's war - Russia must be punished!"
If it is the case, then the grammar of "No impunity" seems not clear enough , or even ambiguous to me; at least it should have been "No impunity?" with the question mark to ask a question that is important to defend the safety of our planet. I am not very sure. For the English grammar may have more implications than I think.
Is the headline clear enough to you native speakers?
