'They are citizens of Ukraine, they should have the right to evacuate to the territory of Ukraine,' a spokesperson for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said while rejecting Moscow's offer of 'humanitarian corridors' leading into Russia and Belarus.
"They are citizens of Ukraine, they should have the right to evacuate to the territory of Ukraine," a spokesperson for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted.Ukraine's government on Monday rejected what one official called a"completely immoral" Russian offer to allow civilians fleeing deadly bombardment to flee via"humanitarian corridors" leading not to safer Ukrainian destinations in the west and south but rather into Russia and Belarus to the east and north.
A spokesperson for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to"use people's suffering to create a television picture,""They are citizens of Ukraine, they should have the right to evacuate to the territory of Ukraine," the spokesperson added.
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