Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on a video message
UKRAINE'S president says 16 Ukrainian children have been killed and another 45 have been injured in the Russian invasion.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message that “every crime, every shelling by the occupiers bring our partners and us even closer”.
He hailed the sanctions that the West slapped on Russia, saying they have brought the Russian currency down.
Zelensky asked the European Union a special quick path to membership.
Zelensky said that over 4500 Russian troops have been killed and called on Russian soldiers to lay down their guns and leave.
“Don’t trust you commanders, don’t trust your propaganda, just save your lives,” he said.
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