A massacre of civilians outside of Kyiv is just “the tip of the iceberg,” according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who cited the apparent Russian war crimes while demanding additional economic sanctions on Russia and arms for Ukraine.
“Half-measures are not enough anymore,” Kuleba said after a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss at the United Kingdom’s embassy. “I have heard dozens of arguments why this or that sanction cannot be imposed against Russia. It's time to put all hesitation, reluctance, business-wise arguments aside and think about human sufferings and the need to stop the Russian war machine [before] it kills and destroys more on its way.
“The cruelty of the massacres of unarmed civilians is appalling and unbearable,” Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said. “The Russian authorities must immediately cease hostilities, stop the violence against civilians, and be held accountable for what has happened. Italy condemns these horrors in the strongest possible terms and expresses its full solidarity with Ukraine and its citizens.”
Germany’s dependence on Russian natural gas has made it more difficult for Berlin to agree to the most severe economic sanctions, such as an embargo on Russian energy exports, to the growing frustration of Central and Eastern European officials.
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