Mr Zelensky spoke to locals about the horrors of Mr Putin’s forces in their community. Earlier, Putin was sworn in and his troops who brought such “evil to our land” will be punished for war crimes that have terrorized the world.
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As more horrific scenes of civilian killings erupted in Bucha, near Kyiv, Britain condemned the “complete new world of horror” unleashed by the Russian president and vowed to lead a global response to force him to end the barbarism. Cabinet ministers have called for tougher sanctions against the Putin regime, as well as more military, economic and diplomatic support for Ukraine. Attorney General Iryna Venediktova said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns near the capital, which had recently been recaptured by Russian troops. Tetyana Volodymyrivna, who lives in Bucha, described her horror at finding her murdered husband. “I recognized him by his sneakers, his pants. “He looked crippled, his body was cold,” he said. In a midnight speech to the Ukrainian nation, Mr. Zelensky said “accumulated evil has come to our land.” He stressed that “every crime of the occupiers in the territory of our state” will be investigated. Promising that war criminals would be brought to justice, he added: “All those guilty of such crimes will be registered in a special Book of Executors … will be found and punished.” Speaking to CBS News, he described the killings as “genocide” and said the Russian invasion included “the torture of the whole nation”. He added: “Indeed, this is genocide. The elimination of the whole nation and people. We are the citizens of Ukraine. We have more than 100 nationalities. It is about destroying and exterminating all these nationalities. ” He stressed that a special Justice Department would be set up, with the participation of international prosecutors and judges, adding: “People have seen a lot of war crimes. “It’s time to dump her and move on. Zelensky walks in the city of Bucha / AFP via Getty Images However, it was not yet clear how Putin and his military commanders would be brought to justice for the atrocities committed in Ukraine. In London, Cabinet Secretary Simon Hart said there was a need for a “joint effort” by the West to mount pressure on the Kremlin to stop the military offensive, which Russian defense chiefs are now focusing on again in the Donbas region. eastern Ukraine and increase military, economic and diplomatic support to Ukraine. “Clearly, in any situation like this, a negotiated settlement is where everyone is trying to aim, but we are in a whole new world of horror now and therefore we must, at this very moment, provide all the help and support we can,” “in the many ways we can and continue to lead and inspire the international response,” he told Talk Radio. Mr Zelensky has already praised Boris Johnson for trying to mobilize an international response to Mr Putin’s invasion that has left thousands, if not tens of thousands, of civilians dead, including the besieged city of Mariupol. Speaking to Sky News, Welsh Minister Hart said: “It’s not just the United Kingdom. This is the leadership of a global response. “For the answer to be effective, the West and many, many nations need to unite in this common effort.” Zelensky has already praised Boris Johnson for trying to mobilize an international response to Putin’s invasion. / AFP via Getty Images He added that Britain was ready to do its best to supply different weapons to Ukraine as its requirements changed, or its finances to obtain them from another source. Regarding the tougher sanctions on Putin’s regime, he added: “Now is not the time to sit back and say we have done enough.” In France, President Emanuel Macron said a new round of sanctions was needed against Russia and that there were clear indications that Russian forces were responsible for the killing of civilians in Bucha. “What happened in Bucha requires a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” Macron told France Inter radio. These new sanctions should target coal and oil, said Macron, who faces a re-election battle this month. The Kremlin, which has denied plotting to invade Ukraine, has now denied that its forces were responsible for the civilian deaths in Bucha, and said Ukraine had raised the issue with Western media. But the allegation came in the face of shocking footage, photographs and reports of civilians, some with their hands tied behind their backs, with marks of torture and gunshots on their heads, as well as mass graves discovered. The bodies of many women were also found dumped on the side of the road. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has accused Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, of being the main obstacle to tougher sanctions on Russia.
