Zelensky says Russian attacks on Mariupol a ‘crime against humanity’

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, March 28, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, March 28, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the Russian siege of the port city of Mariupol constitutes a “crime against humanity.”

“What the Russian troops are doing to Mariupol is a crime against humanity, which is happening in front of the eyes of the whole planet in real time,” Zelensky tells the Danish parliament in a video address.

A screen capture from unconfirmed video said to show the destruction in Mariupol caused by the Russian siege and bombardment of the southern Ukrainian city, March 2022. (Twitter)

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