Zelensky fires attorney general and security chief
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the country’s chief prosecutor and security service chief on suspicion of treason by some of their subordinates to benefit the Russians, as an EU meeting opens on Monday aimed at strengthening sanctions against Moscow.
“I have taken the decision to relieve Prosecutor General” Iryna Venediktova, “and the head of the security services” (SBU) Ivan Bakanov from their duties, Mr. Zelensky said on Sunday evening, as Russia continues its bombardment on several Ukrainian cities.
Mykolaiv hit by several bombardments
Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv region, near the Black Sea, denounced Sunday several strikes carried out the day before in the south of this region and on the city itself in the morning.
He added that the villages of Shevchenkove, Zoria and Novoruske were also shelled on Saturday.
Zelensky to Trudeau: Pressure on Moscow must be increased, not reduced
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday, stressing that the international stance on sanctions against Russia should be based on “principles” and pressure on Moscow increased rather than eased. This is the first telephone conversation between the two leaders since the Canadian decision to allow the return to Europe of turbines intended for the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream, which was strongly criticized by the Ukrainian president.