Zelenskyy criticizes United Nations for inaction, details atrocities in Ukraine

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    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday as Russia faces growing condemnation over alleged atrocities in Bucha. 
    The Ukrainian leader urged the U.N. to take action, saying that the Russian military must be held accountable for war crimes in Bucha and elsewhere in the country.
    "Now the world can see what Russian military did in Bucha, but the world has yet to see what they have done in other occupied cities and regions of our country," Zelenskyy said.
    His remarks came after he said at least 300 people had been "killed and tortured" by Russian forces in Bucha, near Kyiv, before troops pulled out of the besieged town. 
    Photos and videos purporting to show dead bodies strewn on city streets have sparked international condemnation against Moscow, with President Joe Biden on Monday accusing Vladimir Putin of war crimes and calling for a trial. 
    “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden told reporters. “He is a war criminal.” Russia has denied targeting any civilians in Bucha or elsewhere in Ukraine.
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decried the savagery of Vladimir Putin's troops and appealed directly to the Russian people to "share" the truth in a video message Tuesday.
    "The reports are so shocking, so sickening, it’s no wonder your government is seeking to hide them from you," Johnson said to Russian citizens, referring to the horrific wave of killings in Bucha, Irpin and elsewhere in Ukraine.
    "Your president knows that if you could see what was happening, you would not support his war," Johnson said. 
    "He knows that these crimes betray the trust of every Russian mother who proudly waves goodbye to her son as he heads off to join the military, and he knows they are a stain on the honor of Russia itself — a stain that will only grow larger and more indelible every day this war continues."
    He urged Russian civilians to "access independent information" — "and when you find the truth," he said, "share it."
"Those responsible will be held to account," the prime minister added, "and history will remember who looked the other way. "
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