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Payments to Russia are covered in blood, Kyiv mayor tells EU

 

ukraine , russia

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  • The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, urges European governments to cut off all business ties to Moscow
  • After visiting areas around the Ukrainian capital where atrocities occurred, he says payments that continue to Russia are covered in blood
  • It comes as the EU mulls further sanctions against Russia
  • Several European countries, including Germany, are dependent on Russian gas and continue to make significant payments
  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces are trying to hide the traces of their "war crimes"
  • He alleges more than three hundred people were killed and tortured in Bucha, near Kyiv - Russia denies this
  • Zelensky is due to address the United Nations Security Council at about 15:00 BST and is expected to give more evidence

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