Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the West of acting too late to protect his country from Russia's invasion, saying "the end of the world has arrived".
Speaking during a press conference on Thursday local time, the Ukrainian President called on the West to increase military aid to Ukraine, saying Russia would advance on the rest of Europe otherwise.
He repeated his plea for Nato to enforce a no-fly zone – something members including the US and UK have ruled out for fear of igniting a direct war with nuclear-armed Russia.
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"If you do not have the power to close the skies, then give me planes!" Zelenskyy said. "If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next. Believe me."