[LIVE] War in Ukraine: Zelensky calls for stronger sanctions against Russia
A Ukrainian soldier walks past anti-tank installations as he stands guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of kyiv on March 28, 2022. AFP - SERGEI SUPINSKY
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On the 34th day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this Tuesday, March 29, follow the latest information available live.
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The main points:
► At least
5,000 people died in Mariupol
, a city besieged by Russia for several weeks, according to a Ukrainian official.
The UN is seeking to establish a "humanitarian ceasefire".
► The Ukrainian authorities claimed on Monday
to have taken over the town of Irpin
, in the suburbs of Kiev.
Ukrainian forces have also repelled Russian attacks towards Brovary, east of kyiv, in the past 24 hours.
► In the regions of Chernigiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donbass, and in the south of Ukraine "
the situation remains tense everywhere, very difficult
", declared Monday evening the Ukrainian president, adding that the "
Russian troops have not allowed
” the organization of
no “
humanitarian corridor
”
on Monday.
►The Russian and Ukrainian delegations confirmed on Sunday that
a new round of talks will take place
at the beginning of the week.
Russian negotiators arrived in Istanbul on Monday as talks are expected to begin on Tuesday, according to footage from Turkish broadcaster NTV.
Both sides said on Monday they did not expect major breakthroughs.
Times are given in Universal Time (UT)
12 a.m.: Zelensky considers stronger sanctions against Russia necessary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged Western countries to quickly tighten their sanctions against Russia, including by imposing an embargo on Russian oil, to prevent Moscow from having a free hand to step up its measures against Ukraine.
In a daily video message, a visibly irritated Volodymyr Zelensky said the West miscalculated last year by delaying the imposition of sanctions against Russia, resulting in the start of the Russian invasion.
“
A full-scale war has begun.
There are now many indications and warnings of alleged stronger sanctions, such as an embargo on Russian oil supplies to Europe, which will be put in place if Russia uses chemical weapons
,” the Ukrainian leader said, banging his fist several times on the table.
“
There is simply no word (...) We have to wait.
Doesn't everything the Russian army has done to date justify an oil embargo?
he continued, citing Russia's alleged use of phosphorus bombs and bombings of a chemical plant and a nuclear power plant.
Volodymyr Zelensky noted that Western sanctions had to be "
effective
" in order to prevent them from being circumvented by Moscow and creating a "
dangerous illusion
" by letting Russian power believe that it is "
allowed to continue to do what he does
”.
“Ukrainians are paying for this with their lives.
Thousands of lives,” he added.
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