Volodymyr Zelensky has called for Russia’s leaders to be “brought to justice” for committing “the most terrible war crimes” since the second world war, as he blasted the UN for failing to prevent the conflict in Ukraine.
Speaking by videoconference at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Ukraine’s president called for “complete truth and accountability” for the attacks on civilians committed by Russian forces in Ukrainian towns they have occupied in recent weeks.
“The Russian military and those who gave the criminals orders must be brought to justice,” Zelensky said, demanding proceedings akin to the Nuremberg trials faced by Nazi war criminals.