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Ukraine's President says Russia’s actions bear signs of genocide, rejects talks in Belarus
The Asharq Al-Awsat reported, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the world on Sunday to scrap Russia's voting power at the UN Security Council and said Russian actions verged on "genocide."
Zelenskiy said on a short video message: "This is terror. They are going to bomb our Ukrainian cities even more, they are going to kill our children even more subtly. This is the evil that has come to our land and must be destroyed."
He added, Reuters reported: "Russia's criminal actions against Ukraine bear signs of genocide."
Also, an adviser to Zelenskiy told Reuters on Sunday that Ukraine wants only "real" negotiations with Russia over its military offensive, without ultimatums, calling Moscow's decision to send a delegation to Belarus for talks "propaganda".
Earlier the Kremlin said a Russian delegation had arrived in Gomel in neighboring Belarus and was waiting for the
Ukrainians.
Zelenskiy rejected talks in Belarus, accusing it of allowing Russian troops through its territory to invade. However, he left the door open for negotiations elsewhere.
adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters: "They arrived in Gomel knowing that it was pointless. And now they say - "we are waiting."
"Zelenskiy's position remains unchanged: only real negotiations, no ultimatums."
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Russia's RIA news agency reported that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko called on Kyiv on Sunday to sit down and hold talks with Russia so that Ukraine does not lose its statehood.
Source: aawsat
