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"Yes, I called it

."

That's how forceful

has been when referring to what

and

are doing in the

.

president has

used the word "genocide" to refer to the

, but, as he said, "it is increasingly clear that

is simply trying to erase the very idea of ​​being

. " .

Meanwhile,

continues to take a beating in the

.

The latest, the arrest at the hands of

of his friend and pro-Russian politician, Víctor Medvedchuk, whom they have detained.

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06.15.

Zelensky proposes to Russia to exchange the pro-Russian politician and friend of Putin detained for captive children

's

President

has proposed exchanging pro-Russian political detainee

, a friend of Kremlin chief

, for the child captives of the Russian military.

"I propose to the Russian Federation that they exchange this guy of theirs for our boys and girls who are now in Russian captivity. Therefore, it is important that our law enforcement and military also consider this possibility,"

said in his usual late-night address .

disclosed by the presidential website.

Zelensky announced

's arrest

on his Telegram channel on Tuesday.

"A special operation has been carried out thanks to the

Security Service . Bravo!"

wrote on that social network.

's message

was accompanied by a photo of

, seated, handcuffed and dressed in military clothing with a Ukrainian flag badge.

Medvedchuk

was under house arrest by order of the judge, but he fled on February 24, just as

launched its so-called "special military operation" in

.

The arrested pro-Russian politician, Victor Medvedchuk.SBU

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06.10.

Biden accuses Putin for the first time of committing "genocide" in the war in Ukraine

The president of the United States,

, has accused his Russian counterpart,

, of committing "genocide" in the

, the first time he has used this word to talk about the situation in the country invaded by

. .

"Yeah, I called it a

,"

told reporters who traveled with him to Iowa, when asked about the term he used in a speech given earlier.

"It is becoming increasingly clear that

is simply trying to erase the very idea of ​​being Ukrainian," the US leader said.

Biden clarified that the courts would have the last word to determine whether

's actions in the former Soviet republic, which include accusations of atrocities committed against civilians, constitute genocide.

"More evidence is coming out of ... the horrible things the Russians have done in Ukraine."

And "we're going to know" more and more "about the devastation," she said.

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