‘If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn,’ Zelenskyy warns after overnight strikes in Russia – Europe live
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Russia that if Ukraine is destroyed, Moscow will also burn. This warning comes after overnight drone strikes targeted Moscow, hitting an oil refinery for the second time this week. Zelenskyy is calling on Europe and the US to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions to end the war.
- ▪Overnight drone strikes hit Moscow's oil refinery for the second time this week.
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Russia that Moscow will burn if Ukraine is destroyed.
- ▪Zelenskyy is calling on Europe and the US to increase sanctions on Russia's defence and energy sectors.
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06.44 EDT'If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn,' Zelenskyy warns after overnight strikesMeanwhile, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that “if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn” as he ramped up his rhetoric after overnight drone strikes on the Russian capital.Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesScores of drones targeted Moscow overnight, hitting the Russian capital’s oil refinery for the second time this week, Reuters reported.“We don’t want this war, we never did, and everyone knows it, and our partners know it,” Zelenskyy said in a voice message sent to reporters on a WhatsApp group, quoted by Reuters.
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