Russian forces have continued to make slow gains in smaller cities in Ukraine and increasing their power near Kyiv, but Ukrainian forces are still in control of the capital, as Vladimir Putin’s invasion seems to have stalled slightly. The latest:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the Italian parliament it needed to step up sanctions on Russia.
"In Kyiv they torture, they rape, they kidnap children, they destroy and they take away our assets in trucks," Zelensky said,He said Ukraine"has seen the evil the enemy brings" and warned that Russia posed"a danger to countries close to us too." He also recounted how he had spoken to Pope Francis earlier in the day.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Italian Parliament via live video from the embattled city of Kyiv on March 22, 2022 in Rome, Italy.
He wrote on Facebook that he took the picture in an abandoned building and the gun was not loaded. He shared the image because he wanted to show"how Ukraine may look in the nearest future," but told USA Today which fact checked it that he did not intend for it to go viral. He was awarded the prize in December for his and publication's work, which involves criticizing the Kremlin.
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