Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his address to the UNSC on Tuesday, 5 April, said that Russia should be brought before an international tribunal, similar to that held at Nuremberg after World War Two, to answer for its "crimes", BBC reported.
On Monday, Zelenskyy visited the town of Bucha, where hundreds of corpses were reportedly buried after Russian forces withdrew from the region, AFP reported. Zelenskyy said during his visit that the world would recognise the killings in Bucha as a "genocide" committed by Russia.
Russia on Monday denied allegations related to the murder of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the facts and chronology of events in Bucha did not support Ukraine’s version of events, and urged global leaders to not rush to judgement, Al Jazeera reported.
As many as 3,400 civilians, including 121 children, have died in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the UN has said
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a taped video at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday
A number of world leaders have condemned the Russian violence in Bucha
Seven people died and 34 were wounded after Russian forces struck a residential area in Kharkiv
Zelenskyy addressed Russian forces as “murderers”, “torturers,” and “rapists” after hundreds of bodies of Ukrainian civilians were found on the streets of towns surrounding Kyiv
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India Condemns Killing of Civilians in Bucha
TS Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, said that the situation in Ukraine had not shown any significant improvement.
"Recent reports of civilian killings in Bucha are deeply disturbing. We unequivocally condemn these killings & support the call for an independent investigation," he said.
He added that India continued to send humanitarian supplies to Ukraine, and was ready to provide more medical supplies in the coming days.
He also said that the country calls for an immediate cessation of violence and an end to hostilities. "We've emphasised right from the beginning of the conflict the need to pursue the path of diplomacy and dialogue."
Slovenia Expels 33 Russian Diplomats Over Bucha 'Massacre'
The Slovenian government said on Tuesday that 33 Russian diplomats were being expelled after bodies of civilians were found in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, AFP reported.
The foreign ministry said earlier that it had summoned the Russian ambassador to express "shock over the killing of Ukranian civilians in Bucha and other towns that were liberated from the Russian aggressor forces". The ministry also informed him that the number of Russian diplomats in the country would be reduced.
'Deliberate Campaign to Kill, Torture and Rape in Bucha': Blinken
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, 5 April, that Russia's atrocities in Bucha were "a deliberate campaign to kill, to torture, to rape", AP reported.
Russia Should be Brought Before Intl Tribunal: Zelenskyy to UNSC
President Zelenskyy in his address to the UNSC said that Russia should be brought before an international tribunal similar to that held at Nuremberg after World War Two, BBC reported.
He also said that if the council cannot find a way to help stop Russia's actions in Ukraine, it should "dissolve", because it proves "there is nothing that you can do besides conversation".