Zelensky tells the UN about the horrors of the Russian invasion
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the Russian military of committing the worst crime since World War II.
He told the UN Security Council that civilians had been killed and that Russian tanks had crushed people “for joy”.
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He called on those responsible at Nuremberg to prosecute them as Nazis.
The gruesome images of dead bodies lying in the street in cities like Buka have drawn condemnation around the world.
Following his speech by video link to the Security Council, Mr. Zelensky showed a graphic video of images of dead Ukrainians, some burned and mutilated.
“The Russian army seeks and willfully kills anyone who served our country,” he said.
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“They killed whole families, adults and children, and they tried to burn the bodies.”
Russian UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said there was no evidence that Russian troops had committed the atrocities.
“We have once again heard an enormous amount of lies about Russian soldiers and the military,” he said.
As expected, President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a brutal, passionate attack on the Russian military for alleged violations in Buka and elsewhere.
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Zelensky’s horrific list includes throats slit, limbs amputated, and women raped in front of their children.
He says that there is no difference between this and the actions of terrorists, except that Russia is a member of the United Nations Security Council.
It is the speech of a person who feels that he has moral high ground.
Mr Zelensky said the United Nations would have to act, because not doing so would mean the world body is meaningless.
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“Are you ready to shut down the United Nations? And the time for international law is gone? If your answer is no, you need to act immediately,” he said, adding that “accountability must be inevitable”.
“We are dealing with a state that turns its veto into the right to [cause] death in the UN Security Council,” he said.
He called for the establishment of a special international tribunal to deal with crimes and the removal of Russia from the UN Security Council.
There was “not a single crime they would not commit”, Mr Zelensky said.
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“The world has not yet seen what they have done in other occupied cities and regions of our country.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he would “never forget” seeing photographs of dead civilians in Bucha.
He warned the Security Council that Russia’s aggression “due to its nature, intensity and consequences” is one of the greatest challenges ever to the international order.
The US reiterated its call to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
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US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council: “Russia should not have a position of authority in a body whose purpose is to promote respect for human rights.”
China, which has refrained from criticizing the Russian offensive, said reports of civilian deaths in Ukraine were “very disturbing”, but said any allegations should be based on verifiable facts.
Ukraine’s government launched a war crimes investigation on Monday after it said bodies of 410 civilians had been found in areas around Kyiv.
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Images of Buka asking US President Joe Biden to prosecute his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for war crimes.
A growing number of Western countries have expelled Russian diplomats in response to the discovery of the atrocities, while new sanctions against Russia are being discussed.
Ms von der Leyen’s spokesperson said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell would travel to Kyiv to meet with the Ukrainian president.
Zelensky tells the UN about the horrors of the Russian invasion
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