Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the United Nations to 'act immediately' or 'dissolve yourself altogether' during a blistering address Tuesday in which he showed harrowing footage of dead bodies - including children - he said were victims of Russian atrocities.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York City on April 5, 2022UKRAINE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the United Nations to"act immediately" or"dissolve yourself altogether" during a blistering address Tuesday in which he showed harrowing footage of dead bodies - including children - he said were victims of Russian atrocities.
That means it cannot be expelled from the body, as it would simply veto any vote or recommendation by the Security Council to do so. Bearded and dressed in his now trademark military green T-shirt, Zelensky, speaking remotely from Kyiv, gave a chilling rendition of the atrocities he said were carried out by Russian troops against civilians in Bucha, a town outside the Ukrainian capital.
The footage showed partially uncovered dead people, including children, in shallow graves, several bodies in a courtyard and dead people with hands tied behind their back slumped towards a wall."They were killed in their apartments, houses, blowing up grenades, civilians were crushed by tanks while sitting in their cars in the middle of the road, just for their pleasure. They cut off limbs... slashed their throats," he said.
"Accountability must be inevitable," he said, claiming that"hundreds of thousands" of Ukrainians had also been deported to Russia.- 'No witnesses' -
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