[daureg]

> Diplomatic immunity is absolute

That sounds… extreme. Wikipedia lists several examples [1] where a diplomat's immunity was waived by their home country since they committed offense unrelated to their function. And the same seems to be true for head states committing war crimes, as it is unrelated to their function [2].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_immunity

[2]: https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/are-international-immunities-...

[sgjohnson]

Oh yes, because Putin is going to waive Putin’s diplomatic immunity!