The world is taking 'too much time to think over what to do' with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Halyna Yanchenko said.
The world is taking"too much time to think over what to do" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yanchenko said.President Biden
has imposed sanctions, but on Thursday he ruled out blocking Russia's access to SWIFT, a system used by most large financial institutions to carry out international transactions. Yanchenko urged world leaders to do so. "If you block Russia from SWIFT, it will really help because then Russian citizens will come out into the streets and ask Putin, what is he doing not only with the Ukraine, but with their own country."
She said she woke up after hearing explosions around 5 a.m. Thursday and began telling people to take cover underground or in the subway. Even though Ukrainians are"horrified," she said they are"ready to protect their land." A senior Ukrainian government official said early in the day that"dozens" of Ukrainian military forces had been killed in Russia's attack.
of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after Ukrainian forces fought to defend it, according to reports.
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