The Guardian – Thousands from Maripol being forced into Russia
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The Guardian – Thousands from Maripol being forced into Russia
In an address to Israel, Ukraine’s president has likened Vladimir Putin to the Nazis, The Guardian reports. The president drew links between the Kremlin’s offensive and the extermination of Jews during WW2. He challenged Israel over its failure to impose sanctions on Russia in what the paper calls an “uncompromising address” to the Knesset. President Zelensky – who is Jewish – said that President Putin was waging an “all-out war, illegitimate, intended to destroy our people, our country, our cities, our culture and our children. Everything that makes Ukrainians Ukrainian”.
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