Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Sunday of committing genocide in his country. This is how he described what happened in Bucha.
“Indeed, this is genocide. The destruction of an entire nation and its people,” Zelensky told CBS. “We are citizens of Ukraine and we do not want to be subject to the policies of the Russian Federation. That is why we are being destroyed and exterminated.”
Russia: Troops withdrew from Bucha on March 30, no civilians injured
Kyiv says there are victims and insists on an investigation
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The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has already called for an investigation into war crimes in Buchaas well as new sanctions against Moscow.
Russian Ministry of Defense however, he has already denied the allegations, saying the footage and photos show dead bodies in Bucha, are “another provocation” from Kyiv.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that it had found “several cases of Russian military forces committing violations of theand the laws of war “in Russian-controlled regions such as Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Kyiv. Read more
Asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin should be held accountable, Zelenski said other Russians in leadership positions are also to blame.
“I think all military commanders, anyone who has given instructions and orders, should be punished adequately,” he said. When we find people with their hands tied behind their backs and beheaded, I don’t know what law or what term of imprisonment would be appropriate. “
The West has already condemned what happened in Bucha. The European Union (EU) has promised new sanctions against Russia.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkon said those responsible should be held accountable.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the Bucha killings “brutality” unseen in Europe for decades.
Asked whether Russian forces would have to withdraw to positions before the February 24 invasion, Zelensky said: “There must be a 100% withdrawal of troops to the borders that existed at least before February 24.”
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Kuleba and Charles Michel shocked by the “massacre” of civilians near Kyiv
The killings were carried out intentionally, according to Ukraine’s foreign minister
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“That would make us at least start discussing other issues of deoccupation,” he said.
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