World's anger with the Butch massacre, sharp reactions to Russian cruelty

Ukraine has accused Russia of committing murders in villages near Kiev, including Buka, Irpin and Hostomel, with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, naming Russian forces as “assassins, torturers and rapists” committing genocide in his country.

Russia, on the other hand, has denied the charges.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused Ukraine of counterfeiting corpses' images as a “other production” for Western media.

Western states have raised their voices to terrifying images, with some calling for more sanctions against Russia and others supporting a war crimes trial by the International Court for Crime (ICC).

Here is a review of reactions from the world:

United Nations

UN Secretary General Antónnio Guterres said he is “is clearly shocked” by the images of civilians killed in the village of Buka.

An independent probe that <x0 key towards effective accountability” is more than necessary, he said.

United States of America

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the images coming from Bucha are “brush in the stomach” and promised to help Ukraine document the “war crimes conducted by Russia's troops.

NATO

Jens Stoltenber, Secretary General NATO, said Bucharest's images show “brutality against civilians who have not been seen in Europe for decades”. He told CNN that “is completely unacceptable for targeting and killing civilians” and that Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for ending the war.

European Union

Council of Europe President Charles Michel pledged new sanctions on Russia by itself, he sentenced “mizoria” caused by Russian forces in the vicinity of Kiev.

“I was shocked by terrible images of atrocities caused by the Russian military in the freed region of Kiev”, he said at “Titter”.

United Kingdom

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Russia's attacks on Ukrainian civilians in villages outside Kiev “are further evidence that Vladimir Putin and his army are committing war crimes in Ukraine”.

Johnson called attacks on Irpin and Butch's “unfathomable, and said he would do everything he can to stop Putin's war machine.

Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised additional sanctions on Russia following atrocities in Bucha.

“Putin and its supporters will feel the consequences” of their actions, he said in a statement, where he said his country would continue to send weapons to Ukraine so Ukraine can be protected from Russian aggression.

France

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his solidarity with Ukraine, as many images from Bucha described as the unconventional “ ”.

In Twitter, Macron said that the Russian “authorities must respond to these crimes”.

Poland

Polish President Andreze Duda called on Western allies to send more missile weapons to Ukraine, saying that <x0fotographers from Bucha reprogram the confidence that we should try to compromise for any” price.

In fact, Ukraine's defenders need three things: weapons, weapons and more weapons”, he said at Italic.

Italy

Russia's Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, told the RAI 3 channel that events in Butka are opening a wave of indignation that will lead to new sanctions”.

He said there could be debate about “the issue of hydrocarbon imports from Russia” and that Italy will not veto the fifth package of sanctions.

Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the killings of civilians in Butka, called “scandalous and alarming” and said Russia must be held responsible.

“We strongly condemn the murder of civilians in Ukraine, we remain committed to holding the Russia regime” responsible, he wrote at “Titter”.

Israel

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid condemned the atrocities in Ukraine, describing the deliberate destruction of civilians as a crime in the war.

“It is impossible to remain indifferent to the terrifying images of Butka”, he wrote in “Twitter”.

Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also condemned attacks on civilians in the village near Kiev, calling them “attacks on international law”.

Kishida said that “Japan will take what it has to do” and said it will co-operate with the international community in new sanctions against Russia”.

New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Yacinda Ardern described reports of rape and other atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine as being “punishable”

“Russia must certainly respond to the world for what it did”, she told reporters in Wellington.

She said her cabinet is considering additional measures New Zealand can take in support of Ukraine as a strong message against Russia.(Al Jazeera/Periscope)