Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected a Russian offer of talks in Belarus on Sunday, saying the country is complicit in Russia’s invasion but leaving the door open for talks elsewhere.
The Kremlin said its delegation was ready to meet Ukrainian officials in the town of Gomel.
Zelensky also called for Russia’s voting power in the UN Security Council to be withdrawn and said Russian actions bordered on “genocide”.
“This is terror. They will bomb our Ukrainian cities even more, they will kill our children even more subtly. This is the evil that has come to our land and it must be destroyed,” Zelenskiy said in a short video message.
“Russia’s criminal actions against Ukraine bear signs of genocide,” he added.
In another video, addressing “all citizens of the world, friends of Ukraine, peace and democracy”, Zelensky said: “Anyone who wants to join the defense of Ukraine, Europe and the world can come and fight side by side. side with the Ukrainians against the Russian war criminals.”
understand the conflict
After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.
Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent).
What was seen in the following hours, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.
According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.
In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.
This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.
Source: CNN Brasil
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