Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called bodies of civilians found in towns around Kyiv evidence of genocide.
The Associated PressA woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, near Kyiv, on Sunday.Germany's defence minister suggested the European Union discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, but more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Zelensky implored them to support his nation and "fill the silence with your music." Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should "answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too."
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40 per cent of its gas and 25 per cent of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
"We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo," Habeck said. "We are on the right track."
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