President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned on Thursday {that a} Russian assault on Ukraine with a brand new sort of ballistic missile was a “clear and extreme escalation” within the conflict and known as for robust worldwide condemnation.
“This can be a clear and extreme escalation within the scale and brutality of this conflict,” Zelenskiy wrote on X, referring to a strike on the central metropolis of Dnipro.
“Using a ballistic missile towards Ukraine immediately is but extra proof that Russia has no real interest in peace.”
“The world should reply,” he wrote. “Proper now, there isn’t a robust response from the world.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a tv deal with, mentioned Russia had responded to the usage of U.S. and British missiles by Kyiv by firing a brand new sort of hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile at a Ukrainian army facility.
In his feedback on X, Zelenskiy mentioned Putin’s acknowledgement of the usage of the brand new weapon was one other escalation within the conflict, now greater than 1,000 days outdated, after the deployment of North Korean troops on Russian soil.
“Putin shouldn’t be solely prolonging the conflict — he’s spitting within the face of these on the planet who genuinely need peace to be restored,” he wrote.
“The world should reply. Proper now, there isn’t a robust response from the world…A scarcity of robust reactions to Russia’s actions sends a message that such conduct is suitable.”
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