In a video speech, Zelensky did not specify how the no-fly zone would be imposed and who would enforce it.
He said that Russia launched 56 missile strikes and launched 113 cruise missiles on the country Ukraine In the past five daysThat is, since the start of its invasion of Ukraine On the twenty-fourth of February .
Zelensky accused Russia of war crimes and said it should be referred to an international court.
He said that Russia continued to bomb Ukrainian cities during the first round of talks with Ukrainian officials in Belarus today.
“I think Russia is trying to apply pressure in this way… Do not waste time. We do not accept such schemes. Fair negotiations can happen when one of the parties does not hit the other with artillery and while the negotiations are taking place,” he said.
for its part, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova said that Russia used a vacuum bomb on Monday in its invasion of RussiaUkraine.
“They used the vacuum bomb today, which is already prohibited by the Geneva Convention … the devastation that Russia is trying to inflict onUkraine big”.
In The Hague, the Prosecutor of the Court said criminal Karim Khan said he would seek court approval to open an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Khan said the investigation would look into alleged abuses dating back to 2014, when Ukraine recognized the court’s jurisdiction.
The public prosecutor will first have to obtain authorization from a court room to open an investigation.