Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a global no-fly zone for Russia over the war in his country.

"We must deny this state access to all ports, all canals and all airports in the world," he said in a video shared on Facebook on Monday evening.

He called on the international community to "consider a complete closure of the airspace to Russian missiles, planes and helicopters."

He said nothing more about how such a measure could be enforced.

The US government rejects the establishment of a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has no intention of sending American troops into a war with Russia, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday before Zelenskyj's video message.

A no-fly zone would be a step in this direction, because it would have to be implemented accordingly.

"It would require the deployment of US military forces to enforce it, which would mean potentially direct conflict and potential war with Russia, which we do not want to be involved in," Psaki said.

More than six billion dollars from the USA

However, the US is planning a multi-billion dollar aid package for Ukraine.

This is intended to provide the attacked country with humanitarian, economic and military support.

The government requested $6.4 billion from Congress.

That should include humanitarian, economic and military aid, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

The package is independent of the $350 million emergency military aid that Biden had ordered to be paid out on Saturday night.

According to the United Nations, more than 100 civilians have died in the Russian attack.

In addition, more than 300 bystanders were injured, said the office of the UN human rights officer Michelle Bachelet in Geneva.

Zelenskyy accused Russia of "bombing and shelling" Ukrainian territory on Monday to "pressure" Kyiv during ceasefire talks.

Addressing his Russian wartime opponent Vladimir Putin, he declared: "Don't waste your time".

Negotiators from both sides held talks in neighboring Belarus for the first time on Monday.

Negotiations without results

The President of Ukraine said that after the first round of talks with Russia, his country "did not get any result it would like".

However, without further explanation, he referred to “counter-proposals” from the Ukrainian side “to end the war”.

As soon as the delegation is back in Kyiv, they will analyze and decide how to proceed in a second round of negotiations.

Zelenskyy assumes that Kyiv is the main target of the Russian army.

“Kyiv is an important target for the enemy.

That's why the capital is under constant threat.” Russia is sending saboteurs into the capital.

"We will disarm them all," added Zelenskyy.

accused of war crimes

Selenskyj described the shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as a war crime.

"There will definitely be a tribunal for this crime.

an international one.

This is a violation of all conventions.” He called for Russia's expulsion from the UN Security Council.

"A state that commits war crimes against civilians cannot be a member of the UN Security Council," he said.

“This is Ukraine.

Here is Europe.

Here is the year 2022. The evil armed with rockets, bombs and artillery must be stopped immediately.

Economically destroyed.

To show that humanity can defend itself.”

According to Zelenskyy, which could not be independently verified, Russia has carried out 56 rocket attacks on Ukraine since the invasion began five days ago.

113 cruise missiles were fired.

"That's how it is, the 'brotherly friendship'," said Zelenskyj.

“Such a state should not receive hundreds of billions for the export of energy resources.

Whoever buys Russian goods now pays money to kill people.”

Russia insists

For Moscow, an agreement in the conflict is only possible "if Russia's legitimate security interests are accepted unconditionally," Putin said in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the Kremlin.

These included "recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea, demilitarization and denazification of the Ukrainian state, and ensuring its neutral status."

Ukraine, on the other hand, is demanding that Kiev regain control of the Crimean peninsula and the separatist areas in the east and rejects demilitarization.

Kyiv is also aiming to join the EU and NATO - both are red lines for Moscow.

Russia attacked Ukraine from three sides on Thursday.

Since then, Russian troops have advanced deep into Ukraine.

Putin put his nuclear forces on high alert.

The West suspects disappointment at the lack of military successes, outrage at Western sanctions and Western military support for Kyiv as the motives.

In response to the Russian war of aggression, the EU and numerous other Western countries had closed their airspace to Russian aircraft.

In response, Russia closed its airspace to numerous European airlines.