Live: Towards new sanctions against Moscow

Published on: 04/04/2022 – 06:43 After having denounced “war crimes” in the Ukrainian city of Boutcha or called for an investigation to establish the facts, Westerners now want to adopt new measures against Moscow, possibly this week. Follow our live. 6:30 a.m .: Towards new sanctions against Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has blasted Russian troops he says are made up of “murderers, torturers, rapists, looters” after the massacre of civilians uncovered in Boutcha, near kyiv, which should lead this week to new Western sanctions against Moscow. Which ones? Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba framed his expectations in a tweet: “I demand devastating new G7 sanctions NOW: embargo on oil, gas and coal, close all ports to Russian ships and goods , disconnect all Russian banks from SWIFT”. 4:13 a.m.: V. Zelensky asks for support for Ukraine in video at Grammy Awards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared Sunday night in a video released at the Grammy Awards, the annual gathering of the music industry in the United States. United States, asking audiences and viewers to support Ukrainians “in whatever way you can”. “What is the opposite of music? The silence of ruined cities and people killed” , he said. “Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today, to tell our story (…) Everything, but not the silence.” With AFP and Reuters