Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned on Monday that Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine and referred to as on the West to impose sturdy sanctions on Moscow that might deter even discuss of the usage of such weapons.
There have been unconfirmed studies on Monday suggesting that chemical weapons have been used within the besieged southern Ukrainian port of Mariupol. "We deal with this with the utmost seriousness," Zelenskyy mentioned late on Monday. He didn't say chemical weapons had already been used.
"I wish to remind world leaders that the potential use of chemical weapons by the Russian army has already been mentioned. And already at the moment it meant that it was essential to react to the Russian aggression a lot harsher and sooner."
Petro Andryushchenko, an aide to the mayor of Mariupol, wrote on his Telegram channel studies a few chemical assault had not been confirmed and that he anticipated to supply particulars and clarifications later.
The Russian invasion, which has killed hundreds and displaced thousands and thousands, has shifted from the gates of Kyiv to the east of Ukraine, with an enormous offensive anticipated there. The European Union mentioned on Monday that extra sanction on Russia are an possibility.
"It's time to make this bundle in such a method that we'd not hear even phrases about weapons of mass destruction from the Russian facet," Zelenskyy mentioned. "An oil embargo towards Russia is a should. Any new bundle of sanctions towards Russia that doesn't have an effect on oil will likely be acquired in Moscow with a smile."
(Reporting by Bogdan Kochubey in Lviv and Ronald Popeski in Winnipeg; Writing by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Modifying by Leslie Adler and Sam Holmes)
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