Zelensky urges UN to take action against Russia, remove its veto power | Rob Harris
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Nations and called for Russia to be removed from the UN Security Council over its human rights abuses.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks via remote feed during a meeting of the UN Security Council.He said some victims in Bucha were “shot and killed in the back of their heads,” while “some were shot on the street, others thrown into wells”. The graphic images have led to global condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and demands he be tried for war crimes.
As a permanent member of the Security Council, Russia has a veto with which it can block attempts to censure the Kremlin. The US and Britain have led calls for Russia to also be removed from the UN’s Human Rights Committee. Multiple civilian corpses were also found elsewhere in the town, including the village’s mayor, her husband and son. Other bodies showed evidence of torture and mutilation.It was not clear who the people were or under what circumstances they were killed. One was likely a child, said Andrii Nebytov, head of police in the Kyiv region. One had a gunshot wound to the head.
“The Russian military and those who gave them orders must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes in Ukraine,” he said.
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