…… Britain responds with ban on Russian oil.
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Britain and other influencial countries to recognize Russia as a terrorist country in view of its invasion of Ukraine and targeted civilian killings since the start of the war more than 12 days ago.
Zelensky who said that Ukrainians were fighting a war they did not invite said it was wrong for the rest of the world to look away while Ukraine is being bombarded by Russia leading to huge civilian casualty figure appealed to them to act.
Addressing the British Parliament on Tuesday, Zelensky said his country will fight on and will not be deterred assuring that Ukraine will win at the end.
‘ We will not give up and we will not lose. We will fight till the end at sea,in the air,we will continue fighting for our land whatever the cost”
” We will fight in the forest,in the fields,on the shores,in the streets,I would like to add that we will fight on the banks of different rivers and we are looking for the help of civilised countries.We are thankful for this help
Zelensky who expressed appreciation for help to his country so far, appealed for increase of the pressure of sanctions against Russia saying” Please recognize this country as a terrorists state and please make sure that our Ukrainian skies are safe. Please make sure that you do what needs to be done.”
In response, the British Parliament said it will ban import of Russian oil.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Britain would do whatever it takes to support Ukraine and stop further escalation of Russia’s aggression on the country.
