Here is a brief overview of the comments made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky In his speech late Friday night. Zelensky mentions a missile attack on a railway station in the east. Ukraine as a Russian war crime and said it should be one of the charges to be presented in any future tribunal.
Five children were among the 50 killed in Friday’s missile attack on the Kramatorsk railway station. The US also accused Russia of having a short-range ballistic missile. Russia Denied responsibility.
Zelensky said he expected “a firm, global response.”
“Like the massacre in Bucha, like many other Russian war crimes, the missile attack on Kramatorsk should be one of the charges in the tribunal, which is destined to happen,” he said.
“The goal of all efforts in the world would be to establish every minute: who did what, who gave orders. Where did the rocket come from, who was carrying it, who gave orders and how was the attack coordinated.
Zelensky reiterated his call for more weapons to be made available to Ukraine and more sanctions on Russia.
“The pressure on Russia must be increased. It is necessary to impose a complete energy embargo on oil, on gas. It is energy exports that provide the lion’s share of Russia’s profits. The Russian banks are also completely isolated from the global financial system. should be given,” he said.
Zelensky said Ukraine provided details of the military equipment needed.
“Any delay, any excuse, in providing such weapons to Ukraine can only mean one thing: the politicians concerned want to help the Russian leadership more than us Ukrainians,” he said.