Russia proposed several new refugee corridors out of embattled Ukraine – one of which goes straight to Russia. Credit: Video screenshotSeveral new refugee corridors in Ukraine that are supposed to allow people to escape the fighting actually lead to Russia and Belarus, Kyiv says. The Ukrainian deputy Prime Minister called a new proposed cease fire agreement that calls for the creation of the corridors “unacceptable” while even humanitarian organizations branded the corridors “cynical.”
More than 1.5 million Ukrainians have now fled their country after the Russian onslaught that began more than one week ago, as cities are shelled and civilian targets come under fire from the Russian forces.
Over the weekend, the proposed Mariupol evacuation corridor was also targeted by Russian fire, leading it to be abandoned. The besieged city of 400,000 people has no water, electricity, heat or sewer service as Russia tries to break its residents’ will to resist.
Refugee corridor plan part of “cynical” Russian ploy — humanitarian organization
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk described the new Russian proposal for yet more supposed corridors as unacceptable, since all but one of the pathways leads to Russia or its ally Belarus, through which Russia passed its tanks and other war materiel in the lead up to the invasion.
