Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recalled the serious damage of civilian casualties and invited people to realize the suffering of his people before the Canadian Parliament called for a no-fly zone in his country on Tuesday.
“Imagine a city being bombed and besieged,” Zelenski said in a live video intervention.
“They are providing us with military and humanitarian assistance and have imposed serious sanctions, but unfortunately we can see that this does not end the war,” he pointed out that Russia plans to “annihilate Ukraine.”
“The Russians have already killed 97 children,” he said in a video conference in a “school, hospital, home” bombing.
The president, who was cheered by Canadian legislators, added: “We don't ask for too much, we ask for real support so that we can win.”
The Ukrainian leader “can imagine asking allies to close airspace, stop bombing, and simply express deep concern about the situation.” The Ukrainian leader was questioned to reclaim the no-fly zone in his country.
Zelenski mentioned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau several times in his 12-minute speech.
“Imagine that a bomb starts to be heard at 4 o'clock in the morning. Can you imagine Justin children hearing the explosion?” , he asked.
Trudeau, who told Zelenski as “an inspiration for everyone,” noted that Canada continues to demand that “Russia will stop attacking civilians and end this unjust war.”
Ottawa announced on Tuesday that 15 other Russian figures were sanctioned and that the number of individuals or groups punished since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 was over 500.
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