This Article is From Mar 07, 2022

"Won't Forgive, Won't Forget," Says Ukraine President: 5 Latest Facts

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, now in its twelfth day, has seen more than 1.5 million people flee the country in what the UN has called Europe's fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to punish everyone who "committed atrocities" in the war that has claimed lives of hundreds, including women and children. Zelenskyy said that "we will not forget, we will not forgive" those involved.

Here's your 5-point cheatsheet to this big story:

  1. "It's murder, deliberate murder," Zelensky raged in an address as he warned of more shelling to come Monday. "We will not forgive, we will not forget, we will punish everyone who committed atrocities in this war on our land," he said. "There will be no quiet place on this Earth except the grave." 

  2. Russian forces pummelled Ukrainian cities from the air, land and sea today, with warnings they were preparing for an assault on the capital Kyiv. Fighting stopped terrified civilians failed for a second day to escape besieged Mariupol. The United States has seen very credible reports of deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

  3. A third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine aimed at finding a way out of the bloody conflict is set for Monday.

  4. International sanctions intended to punish Moscow have so far done little to slow the invasion, and Washington said it was now discussing a ban on Russian oil imports with Europe.

  5. NATO allies have so far rebuffed Ukraine's calls for a no-fly zone, with one senior US senator, Marco Rubio, saying Sunday that it could lead to "World War III" against nuclear-armed Russia. President Vladimir Putin has threatened "colossal and catastrophic consequences not only for Europe but also the whole world" if a no-fly zone is imposed.

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