Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged European leaders not to let Russia’s deadly war become a “routine” issue and called for additional security assistance in Kyiv. “They are used to the news of new bombings in our peaceful cities. About new rocket attacks. They are used to updated lists of the dead,” Zelenski told the Dutch parliament. “For many, the war in Ukraine is becoming routine,” he added. UKRAINE SAYS NEEDS MORE WEAPONS COMING SOON, SUPPORTS PAYING “VERY HIGH PRICE” AS A DEFENDER OF DEMOCRACY A Ukrainian soldier guards his position in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. (AP Photo / Mstyslav Chernov) Zelenskyy issued a series of virtual addresses in the Netherlands, Belgium and Australia on Thursday in a call for more help. While thanking each nation for the assistance it has already provided, the Ukrainian leader rebuked some of Belgium’s recent imports to Moscow. “There are people for whom Russian diamonds, which are sometimes sold in Antwerp, are more important,” he told the Belgian parliament. “People for whom the acceptance of Russian ships in their ports and for whom the income from these ships is more important than our struggles.” “I believe that peace is much more valuable than diamonds,” Zelensky added. It is estimated that 86 percent of the world’s diamonds are traded in Antwerp – an industry that has so far escaped international sanctions. Zelensky once again warned European leaders that Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine would not end unless Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped. “World War II began with the destruction of individual states as well. And then it led to the Rotterdam tragedy, the horrific bombing of London and the carnage that swept across Europe,” he warned. “Ukraine is only the beginning, if Russia does not stop.” The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on screen, is preparing to address the plenary session of the Belgian Federal Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday 31 March 2022. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to the legislature directly to the against Russia. (AP Photo / Virginia Mayo) Zelensky said Russia’s humanitarian atrocities were outside the barrage of bombings carried out by Ukrainians over the past five weeks, and claimed that Ukrainians were now being forcibly deported to Russia.
The Ukrainian president claimed that thousands of Ukrainian children and tens of thousands of adults had been forcibly deported across the Russian border from the southern city of Mariupol, adding that he had no information on their whereabouts or whereabouts. RUSSIA INVASES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES Zelensky said he was grateful for the support provided by the United States, NATO and non-NATO allies in countering the Russian invasion, but said more was needed to keep the Kremlin’s progress, including more anti-tank and air defense systems, at bay. . “We need desperate weapons that can make our skies safe, that we can use to unblock our cities where Russia is artificially starving,” he told government officials in the Netherlands.
Zelensky made a similar request earlier this week to President Biden, who agreed to send another $ 500 million in aid Wednesday – raising the total amount of US security and humanitarian aid to Kyiv to $ 2.5 billion. . But the world-famous comedian has pushed the top nations to do more by hitting the Kremlin with another round of sanctions as Moscow begins to see the value of the ruble recover. Ukrainian soldiers and firefighters search a destroyed building after a bomb attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda) CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Zelensky said he now looks to the future when Ukraine “returns to a peaceful life” and called on both Australia and the Netherlands to play an active role in rebuilding its demolished cities and towns. “We call on the world’s top countries, top companies and top experts to get involved in the reconstruction of Ukraine. Take the auspices of an area, city or industry of your choice in our country that needs rehabilitation,” he told the Australian Parliament. The Associated Press contributed to this report.