chemical weapons watchdog concerned by mariupol reports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has repeatedly accused Moscow of attempted 'genocide', swiftly responded by tweeting at Biden: 'True words of a true leader.' 'Yes, I called it genocide,' Biden told reporters, hours after employing the term during a speech in Iowa – its first use by a member of his administration. He said the West is concerned about a massive onslaught across Ukraine's east that Washington warned might involve chemical weapons.

The reference to Bucha follows comments from US President Joe Biden who said Putin was a 'war criminal' after the discovery of hundreds of civilian corpses in the city.īiden was also scathing of the actions of Russian forces in the devastated port city of Mariupol. 'There was no such silence when provocations were staged in Syria, when they portrayed the use of chemical weapons by the Assad government. 'Have you seen how this Syrian city was turned to rubble by American aircraft? Corpses lay in the ruins for months decomposing … Nobody cared. The Russian leader who has been condemned universally by Western leaders for starting the war in Ukraine and killing civilians, accused the US and its allies of double standards. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at a rocket assembly factory during his visit to the Vostochny cosmodrome. He said it will 'continue until its full completion and the fulfilment of the tasks that have been set'. Putin was speaking during a news briefing at Vostochny Cosmodrome 5,550km east of Moscow.Īsked by reporters if Russia would fulfil the goals of its 'special military operation' that commenced almost two months ago, Putin was confident. Putin, speaking for the first time since Russian forces were pushed out of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, also said in a rambling speech that awful scenes from Bucha described by many as 'genocide' are 'fake'. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine will not end until it has reached 'its full completion'.

Chemical weapons watchdog concerned by mariupol reports