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Ukraine’s Zelensky has called for Russia’s removal from the UN Security Council following alleged war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN Security Council that Russia should be removed from the council or otherwise disbanded after warning that newly uncovered atrocities following the withdrawal of Russian forces near Kyiv could be more serious. worse than those in the town of Bucha.

“There is not a single crime they would not have committed there,” Mr Zelenski said during a virtual event in the council chamber on Tuesday in New York. Earlier, he said more than 300 civilians had been tortured or killed in Bucha.