Ukraine urges halt to Russia’s assault as Biden heads to Poland

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, that Ukrainians need to achieve peace and halt Russian bombardment that has forced millions to flee to countries like Poland, where U.S. President Joe Biden is due to witness the crisis first hand.

Biden goes to Poland to meet experts involved in the refugee response, on the heels of leaders’ summits in Brussels that aimed to show a united Western front against Russia’s month-long invasion of its neighbour.

Western leaders denounced Moscow’s invasion as barbaric and promised new military and humanitarian aid after Thursday’s talks in Brussels.

“The Russian invasion, which President Vladimir Putin calls a special operation, has killed thousands of people, sent 3.6 million abroad and driven more than half of Ukraine’s children from their homes,” according to the United Nations.

Zelenskiy said he had made appeals to Western leaders all for one reason, “So that Russia understands that we need to achieve peace. Russia also needs to achieve peace.”

“Every day we defend, we get closer to the peace we need so much and you can’t stop for a minute. Because every minute is about our destiny, it is about our future. About whether we live.”

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Reuters