World News / 06 April 2022
Zelensky calls on UN Security Council to expel Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the United Nation’s Security Council that it’s giving Russia “a right to sow death” and should revoke its membership. Delivering a sometimes angry and emotional speech via videolink, Zelensky said the Council has proved powerless to stop the war and gave a detailed list of alleged atrocities committed by Russian troops, including indiscriminate killing and rape, which he said had been discovered after Russia had retreated from Kyiv. He claims that in towns like Bucha, residents have been killed and tortured “just for pleasure” and he played a graphic video showing burned and disfigured Ukrainian civilians. He called on the Council to throw out Russia as a member and take strong action to stop the violence. “Do you think that the time of international law is gone? If your answer is no, then you need to act immediately,” he said. The UN says 7.1 million people have now been been displaced by the war.
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