Ireland ready to insist on applying new severe EU sanctions against Russia - Kuleba

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call with Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney thanked Ireland for the readiness to insist on applying new severe EU sanctions against Russia.

“Spoke with my Irish counterpart Simon Coveney. Informed on the horrendous Russian war crimes in Bucha. Grateful to Ireland for standing ready to insist on applying new severe EU sanctions. Russia must pay a much heavier price for its atrocities and sadism,” the minster wrote on Twitter.

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As Ukrinform reported, the cities of Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, and the entire Kyiv region were liberated from Russian invaders. Mass killings of civilians by Russians have been recorded in liberated towns and villages. In particular, a mass grave was found in Bucha, liberated from the invaders, where almost 300 people are buried. Dozens of bodies lie on the streets, some of them with their hands tied.