Russia seeks Monday UN Security Council meet on Bucha, Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS - Moscow has called for a special UN Security Council meeting Monday to address claims that Russian forces committed atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv.
Ukraine and Western leaders have erupted in outrage over the discovery of mass graves and hundreds of dead people in Bucha, a small town northwest of Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky directly blamed Moscow for the "killings" of civilians.A senior Washington official swiftly slammed Moscow's UN move and said it was designed to "feign outrage."
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