President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday it had become harder forUkraineto negotiate with Russia sinceUkrainehad become aware of the scale of alleged atrocities carried out by Russian troops inUkraine.
"These are war crimes and will be recognized by the world as genocide," Zelenskyy said. The Kremlin has denied any accusations related to the murder of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha after corpses were discovered there.
UkrainePresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday visited the town of Bucha outside the capital Kyiv where dozens of corpses, some with their hands bound, were discovered after Russian forces withdrew.
"Every day, when our fighters enter and retake territory, you see what's been happening," the Ukrainian leader told reporters in the town devastated by fighting, wearing a bullet-proof vest and accompanied by military personnel.
Some Russian troops remained in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv on Monday after pulling back from around the region's main city of Chernihiv, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said. Russia said last week it would sharply scale back military activity around Chernihiv and the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
Russia on Monday will reiterate its request for the UNSecurity Council to convene a meeting over what it called the "criminal provocations by Ukrainian servicemen and radicals" in the town of Bucha, a foreign ministry official said.
The UNSecurity Council will hold a previously scheduled discussion on Ukraine on Tuesday and will not meet on Monday as requested by Russia, said Britain's mission to the United Nations, which holds the presidency of the 15-member council for April.(Reuters)