‘Show this to Putin’: Several children killed in Russian invasion of Ukraine
By France24
01 March 2022 |
1:41 pm
We focus on the British papers, with outrage palpable over horrific images of children killed in Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Also, we look at cartoonists' adoring praise for Volodymyr Zelensky, who has risen from novice politician to defiant saviour of Ukraine.
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