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Invoking Guernica bombing, Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges Spain to force Russia out

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears on a screen as he addresses members of Spanish parliament via video link, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Madrid, Spain, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Likening the Russian bombing of his country to the bloody air raid on the Spanish town of Guernica by Nazi Germany, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Spain's parliament on Tuesday the West must do more to force Moscow to abandon its invasion.

Shortly after addressing the United Nations Security Council, Zelenskiy told Spanish lawmakers to contemplate the current situation where hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are living in fear without water, food or medicine, and he called on Spanish companies still operating in Russia to leave.

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