Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia must be held accountable for crimes committed against Ukrainian children.
The head of state made the statement during a speech at a ceremony honoring Ukrainian children who were killed as a result of Russian aggression, Ukrinform reports, citing his post on social media platform X.
"This day fills all of us with understandable emotions – human feelings, pain, tears, despair. And absolutely everyone has one question: why? Why is the world still unable to stop all these killings? Why does Russia continue them, and why does this number [of children killed] grow every year? Why do we have to explain obvious things, that Russia must finally be held accountable? How many more deaths are needed to stop these madmen? How much more pain and suffering must Ukrainians endure before the world finally becomes the kind it should be – a peaceful world, a world without Putin. These questions are not rhetorical. The world, Europe know the answers," he said.
Zelensky said that sympathy is important, but not enough. According to him, statements alone are insufficient, and condemnations are also not enough.
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