Vladimir Putin has appointed a new general directing the war in Ukraine when his military changes plans after failing to take Kyiv. Alexander Dvornikov gained prominence as he led the Russian group of forces Syria. That General is likely to herald a new round of “crime and brutality.” against civilians who US called.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer wants to talk about alleged war crimes in Bucha during his visit to Putin on Monday. Nehammer will be the first European leader to meet the Russian president since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit back at Russian propaganda on war crimes, the invasion of Crimea and the downing of MH17. They say: “They say about the killings in Bucha that it is not them, but allegedly us, although it is obvious to everyone that people were killed while the Russian army controlled the city… The Russian military already did after that lied to After more than six weeks of war, they claim not to have hit any of the civilian objects. Do you know why that is? Because it is cowardice.”
Zelenskyj welcomed talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on war crimes and sanctions against Russiaadding: “I am pleased to note that the German position has recently shifted in favor of Ukraine.” supplying arms to Ukraine, a policy that has since been reversed.
Russian troops bombarded eastern Ukraine with heavy shelling over the weekend, killing 10 civilians, including a child, and wounding 11 others near Kharkiv. The airport in the east-central Ukrainian city of Dnipro was also destroyed.
Joe Biden is set to hold a virtual meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, with the US President expected to urge India not to increase its imports of Russian crude. Biden has previously accused India of being the only “somewhat shaky” country in the quad group of nations that also includes Japan and Australia on Ukraine. It has not yet imposed any sanctions on Russia.
Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated through humanitarian corridors on Sundayincluding 213 from Mariupol, said Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk.
Pope Francis has called for an Easter truce to boost peace in Ukrainewho called the war “folly” that led to “heinous massacres” and “cruel cruelty” against defenseless people.
So far, 1,222 bodies have been found in the region around the capital Kyiv, said Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. Ukrainian authorities are investigating 5,600 cases of alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces since the invasion began.
Ukraine’s economy is expected to contract by 45.1% this year. far worse than predicted, the World Bank reported in a gloomy forecast as the conflict dragged on.
This is calculated by the United Nations refugee agency More than 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion.
The Russian armed forces are attempting to bolster their troop levels with personnel discharged from military service a decade agowhen losses increase.
The White House has again condemned Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians as war crimes. citing recent events, including Friday’s rocket attack on a train station, as “cruel and criminal and evil”. The death toll after the attack on the Kramatorsk train station has risen to 57. said Ukraine.
More than 3,500 pro-Ukrainian demonstrators took to the streets in Germany in response to a motorcade of about 600 pro-Russian protesters in 400 Russian-flagged cars.