It’s tragedy, barbarism: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy on Russia ‘abandoning their killed troopers’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised Russian authorities for allegedly “abandoning their killed soldiers”.
“It’s scary because when this is how they treat their own people, then how do they treat others? It’s barbarism and it will end badly,” Zelenskyy was quoted as saying throughout his interview to Russian media.
Zelenskyy mentioned the Russian troopers killed within the Ukraine conflict “are either abandoned” or taken dwelling in what he described as “garbage bags.”
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Zelenskyy reportedly mentioned he did not perceive why the troopers’ households had been accepting this therapy to our bodies of killed troopers.
Zelenskyy even questioned the aim of Russia’s combating towards Ukraine. “In Ukraine, we understand what we are fighting for. And what about you? What is going on in your country, in Russia? I don’t understand it. It’s a tragedy, and a tragedy that is harming us,” Zelenskyy mentioned.
Zelenskyy’s assertion got here amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict which has been raging on for over a month now.
Thousands of Russian troopers have reportedly been killed within the conflict. Meanwhile, the United Nations confirmed 1,119 civilian deaths and 1,790 accidents throughout Ukraine.
The UN, nonetheless, mentioned the actual toll is more likely to be greater.
The world organisation additionally mentioned greater than 10 million have been displaced in a devastating conflict that has gone on far longer than Moscow leaders anticipated.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE PEACE TALKS
Russia and Ukraine are all set to carry peace talks in Turkey this week.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned Ukraine’s priorities through the talks would be the sovereignty and territorial integrity of his nation. He had earlier urged he was prepared for a compromise, information company Reuters reported on Monday.
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Zelenskyy mentioned on Sunday that his authorities is “carefully” contemplating a Russian demand of Ukrainian neutrality, a key level of rivalry as negotiators for each side put together for a contemporary spherical of talks aimed toward ending the brutal month-long conflict.
