“Russian bombings against civilian infrastructure in #Kharkiv violate the law of war,” European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said in a Twitter message today.
“The EU stands by Ukraine in these dramatic moments,” he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack by Russian forces on his country’s second largest city a “war crime.”
Addressing the European Parliament via teleconference, he called Russia’s blows in the center of Kharkov and in the administration building a war crime and “Conscious destruction of people”.
“Evil, armed with rockets, bombs and artillery, must stop immediately. To be destroyed financially. We must show that humanity is able to protect itself “ he stated.
The United Kingdom is’ ready to intensify and continue sanctions for as long as it takes “ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, meanwhile, said in a press conference with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki
He praised “Zelensky’s composure, his bravery and his invincible good humor”. He said the Ukrainian president was “mobilizing the world against the horrors of what is happening.” However, he said: “We have to accept the grim reality that Putin will continue to tighten the screw “.
“Russia will continue to attack Ukraine until its goals are achieved “said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, six days after the invasion of Moscow.
“The Russian armed forces will continue to conduct the special military operation until the targets are achieved,” Shoigu told a news conference broadcast on state television.
“We will demilitarize and demilitarize” “We will protect Russia from a military threat posed by Western countries trying to use the Ukrainian people against our country,” he said.
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