Western countries didn't save our cities, although they can: Ukraine President

Agencies | Kyiv

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Volodomyr Zelenskyy has blamed the West for not saving Ukraine's cities and civilians from Russian bombs, Ukrainian media outlet The Kyiv Independent reported on Tuesday. Zelenskyy said western nations had failed to take 'obviously necessary' decisions in the last 13 days - including the ordering of a 'no-fly zone' over Ukraine to limit, if not stop, Russian attacks - and had failed to save his country from bombs and missiles even though they could.

"While Russians are to blame for the killings, responsibility is shared by those who for 13 days in their Western offices haven't been able to approve an obviously necessary decision, who didn't save our cities from these bombs and missiles – although they can. (sic)."

Russia's invasion, the biggest attack on a European state since World War II, has sent 1.7 million people fleeing to other countries. The head of the United Nations' refugee agency on Tuesday said he expects the number to top two million in 48 hours, AFP reported.

Meanwhile, the European Commission has prepared further sanctions against Russian oligarchs and politicians, as well as three Belarusian banks, Reuters reported.

The new measures reportedly also ban the export of maritime technology from the European Union and provide guidance on monitoring of cryptocurrencies to avoid their use to circumvent its sanctions.