Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyMOSCOW, Mar 31Volodymyr Zelensky called for increased sanctions against Russia in a video address to the Australian Parliament on Thursday. His speech, translated from Ukrainian into English, was broadcast on the website of the House of Representatives of the Australian Parliament. she will not stop blackmailing other countries with her nuclear missiles,» Zelensky pleaded. No Russian ship, he said, should be allowed into international ports, all business with Russia should be stopped. Dressed in a khaki T-shirt, the President of Ukraine said, which counts on further assistance from Australia. Before this speech, Zelensky was introduced by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Morrison, who wore a loop of ribbons in the colors of the Ukrainian flag on his jacket collar. He sharply criticized Russia and promised that Australia would help, including rebuilding Ukraine. operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
