Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Europeans to come and help his country Her fight against RussiaAnd he said to them, “If we fall, you will also fall.”
For its part, the Ukrainian government expressed its hope that French President Emmanuel Macron would understand that Russia is manipulating the issue of humanitarian corridors.
The Ukrainian government called on Russia to stop manipulating the lives of civilians.
The Interfax news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the Russian army would cease fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, on Monday.
She added that besides Kyiv, corridors will also be opened from the cities of Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy, at the personal request of French President Emmanuel Macron, and given the current situation in those cities.
Russian army columns are trying to tighten the noose around Kyiv
With the Russian war on Ukraine entering its twelfth day, the Russian forces tightened the encirclement of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in preparation for storming it. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has warned that Russian forces are advancing from the axis of the city of Sumy, east of the capital, Kyiv, while the Russian Defense Ministry has announced the destruction of 2,200 military targets since the start of the operation in Ukraine.
international justice Court
While Russian forces bombard Ukrainian cities with missiles despite declaring a ceasefire to allow civilians to flee from some areas, the International Court of Justice opened hearings at its headquarters, the Peace Palace, at Ukraine’s request from the court’s judges to give orders to Russia to stop its military operation.
Ukraine is set to present its arguments on Monday, with Russia clearing room to respond on Tuesday. But the Russian lawyers missed the session, leaving their seats empty.
The chief justice, US Judge Juan E. Donoghue, said Russia’s ambassador to the Netherlands had told the judges that “his government does not intend to participate in the oral arguments.” The meeting was held without the presence of the Russian delegation.
Ukraine had asked the court to order Russia to “immediately suspend military operations” it launched on February 24. Its “stated aim and purpose was to prevent and punish alleged genocide” in the separatist eastern Lugansk and Donetsk regions.
A verdict is expected within days, but Russia’s compliance with the court’s decision is inconclusive.
Terry Gill, a professor of military law at the University of Amsterdam, believes that the possibility of a court decision to stop the war is “zero,” noting that the failure of any country to comply with the court’s decisions gives the judges the right to request action by the Security Council, but Russia has the right to veto it.