A defiant Volodymyr Zelensky has said Vladimir Putin is “embarrassed” of his brutal invasion, and accused the Russian leader of “open terrorism”.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of lying to his generals and the Russian community while condemning the invading forces for “open terrorism”.
In his latest speech bunkered down in Kyiv, the defiant leader hit out at his Russian counterpart for attempting to “cover up the crimes” of his army and for accusing Ukraine of “developing biological weapons”.
The Ukrainian President said Mr Putin was hiding information from the public about the war.
“They are even embarrassed to show their officers. They hide their generals and conceal from their people that they deploy conscripts only to increase their invading power,” he said during a televised address on Friday.
“And we are the guilty ones. We are being accused of attacking allegedly peaceful Russians.
“I’m a sane president of the sane people. I’m the father of two children. No chemical or any other kind of weapon of mass destruction is being developed on our land. The entire world knows that.”
About 100,000 people have already been evacuated out of Ukraine through “humanitarian corridors”, but Mr Zelensly denounced Russia for “deliberately” shelling a planned route out of the besieged city of Mariupol.
The city has been under attack for several days while Russian forces attack civilian targets with three dead including one child following the bombing of a maternity hospital.
Mr Zelensky said despite the ongoing onslaught, he organised a convoy of trucks to be sent to the city to provide much needed food, water and medication.
“I’m thankful to all drivers, brave people who were ready to fulfill this mission. An important mission,” he said.
“However, the invaders began a tank attack on the place where that corridor was supposed to take place.
“They did it deliberately, they knew what they were blowing up, they have a clear order to hold Mariupol hostage, to torture it, to carry out constant bombardment.”
As his people continue to face destruction across the country, the angered President again slammed the invading forces for targeting another humanitarian site.
“Today they destroyed the building of the main directorate of the state emergency service in Donetsk oblast,” he said.
“The meeting spot for people waiting for evacuation was next to that building. It’s open terrorism from experienced terrorists.”
“The world must know it. The world must acknowledge it. We are all dealing with a terrorist state.”
https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelensky-condemns-vladimir-putin-as-experienced-terrorist-says-russia-is-embarrassed/news-story/006d41b969d480a4c8af77c8813ba929
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