"So they come out with their hands up": Russian State Duma deputy chairman calls for bombing of Ukrainian cities

Pyotr Tolstoy. Photo: duma.gov.ru

Pyotr Tolstoy, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma [parliament], has said Russia should openly bomb Ukrainian cities to demoralise the population and force Ukrainians to surrender to Russian troops.

Source: The Moscow Times, citing the Russian outlet Mozhem Obyasnit ("We can explain"), which drew attention to Tolstoy's remarks during an appearance on Russia's Channel One

Details: During the Vremya Pokazhet ("Time Will Tell") talk show, Tolstoy was reminded that more than 20 million people currently live in Ukraine and was asked what would happen to them if the country were turned into "scorched earth".

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