United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the latest Russian attack on Kiev on Thursday, claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “sabotaging hopes of peace” in Ukraine.
“Putin is killing children and civilians, and sabotaging hopes of peace. This bloodshed must end,” Starmer said in a post on X, adding that his thoughts were with the people affected by the “senseless Russian strikes.”
The British prime minister also stated that the attack damaged the British Council building in Ukraine’s capital city, with the organization’s Chief Executive Scott McDonald stating that although the guard was injured in the attack, the staff decided to continue with its operations in Ukraine today “wherever possible.” The news of the damaged British Council offices follows European Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos’ report of the European Union delegation building in Kiev also being struck during the attacks.
Macron condemns Russia’s mass strikes on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron strongly condemned Russia on Wednesday after 629 missiles and drones were launched overnight against Ukraine.Macron denounced on X the assault as “terror and barbarism,” noting that the offices of the European Union Delegation and the British Council were among the damaged sites. “France condemns these senseless and cruel attacks in the strongest possible terms,” he added. Macron reiterated France’s “full support to the Ukrainian people” and expressed “deepest compassion for all the grieving families.”