Ukraine-Russia war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for the exclusion of Moscow from the UN executive, where he sits as a permanent member with the right of veto. “A state that commits war crimes against civilians cannot be a member of the UN Security Council,” he said in a video message.
“This is Ukraine. This is Europe. This is 2022. Evil, armed with missiles, bombs and artillery, must be stopped immediately, destroyed economically, to show that humanity can defend itself,” Zelensky added. , urging the international community to consider the complete blocking of airspace for Russian missiles, aircraft and helicopters.
The president also called the bombing of the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine a war crime: “There will certainly be a court for this crime … It is a violation of all conventions,” he said.
Russia – he denounced – has carried out 56 missile attacks against Ukraine since the invasion began five days ago and has launched a total of 113 cruise missiles.
Ukraine has not yet achieved the desired result in negotiations with the Russian delegation, he then reiterated. “Russia has illustrated her positions, we have advanced counter-arguments to end the war,” explained the president. After the return of the delegation to Kiev and the analysis of the respective positions, it will be decided how to proceed in the second round of negotiations, he added.
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