This Monday evening marks the 40th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This Monday, the events of Boutcha marked the international community.
Ukraine accuses the Russian army of having committed a “massacre” in this small town northwest of kyiv recently taken over by Ukrainian troops. Volodymyr Zelensky, who went there on Monday, spoke regarding “genocide“. For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron called for new sanctions once morest Russia following these crimes.
The Polish Prime Minister also officially used the term “genocide” in order to qualify the actions perpetrated in Boutcha. The same word was used by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Following the events, US President Joe Biden once more called Vladimir Putin a “war criminal”. He wants to strengthen the sanctions. For their part, France and Germany have announced the expulsion of many Russian diplomats.
This Monday evening, the governor of Donbass was still calling to evacuate the territory. According to the governor of the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces are preparing a “massive attack once morest Ukrainian troops”. In the meantime, ten civilians have been killed and at least 46 wounded in shelling on Mykolaivin southern Ukraine, its mayor announced on Monday. The city of Mariupol is “90%” destroyed according to its mayor.
The European Union, for its part, is urgently discussing new sanctions once morest Russia. The United States even said that new sanctions will be announced this week.
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