© Ronaldo Schemidt/AFPUkraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that an EU member state's leader called into question Kiev's version of events surrounding the Bucha killings, asking for proof that the atrocities were not staged.
Speaking to German newspaper
Bild on Friday, Zelensky described how a leading EU politician asked him for evidence proving that the Bucha massacre had not been staged. The remark came after the
Bild journalist asked what the worst thing he had heard in recent days was. When the interviewer probed further, asking whether it was the head of state of an EU nation, Zelensky replied in the affirmative,
though he refused to name the official. Ukraine claims Russian troops committed atrocities against civilians in the town of Bucha northwest of Kiev before retreating last week. Russia has rejected the accusations, and claims Kiev manipulated evidence in what it calls a "provocation." Commenting on Berlin's support for Kiev, the Ukrainian president lamented Germany's apparent lack of enthusiasm for tougher sanctions against Russia.
"Some countries, and Germany is among them, are against an oil and gas embargo," Zelensky said, adding, however, that he was content that the EU's fifth round of sanctions "contains the coal and timber embargo." He also
accused Berlin of being overly cautious in its support for Kiev, refusing to provide the country with weapons for some time, and stressing that Ukraine would not become a NATO member state. But, according to Zelensky, "Germany's rhetoric has changed" over time, despite the country being "conservative and cold."
Comment: The US has been putting immense pressure in recent times on countries across the globe trying to shore up support for sanctions against Russia, yet to little effect as close to 7/8 of the world do not wish to put sanctions on Russia. The price to stand up can be regime change as appears to be the case with Pakistan.
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