Peace is far away, Zelensky seeks more help from Turkey

In an interview for Reuters, Zelensky has declared that Russia is committing war crimes in northeast Ukraine, while noting that it is too early to say that the direction of war is changing, despite recent victories that Ukrainian forces have marked in recent days with the retake of some territories.

According to the Ukrainian president, the outcome of the war with Russia, now in its seventh month, depends on the swift sending of foreign weapons to Kiev.

In the same context, he compared the situation he found in recently released areas to the massacre in Bucha, though Russia has denied committing war crimes, abcnews.al reports.

There is evidence of war crimes. To date, there are 450 dead, buried (in the northeastern region of Kharkiv). But there are other mass graves. People tortured. Families in several” areas, Zelensky said.

Asked if there was any evidence of war crimes, Zelensky said: “This is all there... There are some evidence and estimates are being made from Ukraine and the International. And this is very important for us, for the world to know it”.
The Kremlin has not yet responded to a Reuters request for comment on Zelensky's charges. However, he denies he has targeted civilians.

“d more help from Turkey”

Zelensky visited Izzyum on Wednesday. He reiterated the call for Western countries and other countries to increase weapons supplies to Ukraine.

“We would like more help from Turkey. We would like more help from South Korea. More help from the Arab world. From Asia”, he said.

Ukrainian President also referred to Germany's “psychological engineering “for the supply of military equipment due to its Nazi past, repeating that such supplies are vital for the protection of Ukraine against “phasism” Russian.

Zelesnky said positive about Ukraine's quick counterattack, but disputes the scenarios that war is at some sort of final extent.

” It is too early to talk about the end of this war, ” he said.

Zelensky said he would support the idea of reopening Russian ammonia exports via Ukraine, a United Nations proposal if Moscow handed over Ukrainian prisoners to Kiev.

However, asked whether, after 205 days of war and Ukraine's territorial gains in recent days, he had a chance to relax, he simply said: “I would like the Russians to fire“.