On the 41st day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this Tuesday April 5, the indignation continues after the macabre discovery of numerous bodies of civilians in the areas formerly occupied by Russia, near kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak to the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
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► Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak on Tuesday before the UN Security Council
► After the discovery of many bodies of civilians in the town of Boutchanear kyiv, following the withdrawal of troops from Moscow, the shock wave continues to spread in the international community, several countries evoking “ a genocide » and calling for an international investigation. For her part, Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said ” horrified » by the images of Boutcha.
► The United States and its allies want to announce “this week” new economic sanctions against Russiawhile Ukraine will receive more military assistance, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced Monday.
► Russia denies categorically » any involvement in these abuses and called for a debate in the UN Security Council to decide on the “ heinous provocations committed, according to her, by Ukraine in Boutcha.
► Russian forces are preparing a ” massive attack » against Ukrainian troops in the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine, its governor, Serguiï Gaïdaï, announced on Monday.
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00:01 : Ukrainian President to address UN Security Council on Tuesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Tuesday, which has been dominated by recent events in Boutcha, the British diplomatic mission that is presiding in April announced on Twitter on Monday. this United Nations body.
When asked, the mission was unable to say at this stage whether this intervention by video link, unheard of at a UN meeting in New York since the February 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine, would be live. or recorded in advance. Tuesday’s session of the Security Council was planned for a long time with the participation of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres.
On Monday, Volodymyr Zelensky, wearing a khaki coat and camouflage body armor, spent half an hour in Boutcha, near kyiv, where he accused Russian forces of committing “war crimes” that will be ” recognized as genocide “.