Zelenskyy "unpleasantly surprised" by US reaction to deadly Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he was "unpleasantly surprised" by a response from the US Embassy which refrained from using the word "Russian" in a comment on a deadly strike by Moscow on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Source: Zelenskyy on Telegram

Quote: "It is very important that this Russian strike on the people and the city, like every such attack, does not go unchallenged by the world. Kryvyi Rih and the whole of Ukraine have received support from many both yesterday and today. I am thankful to the foreign ministers of Czechia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Austria for their principled stance. I also appreciate the position and support of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. We value the statements made by the embassies of Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Germany in this regard.

Unfortunately, the response from the US Embassy was an unpleasant surprise: such a strong country, such a strong people, yet such a weak reaction. They are even afraid to say the word 'Russian' when referring to a missile that killed children."

Details: Zelenskyy added that to end the war, one must "not be afraid to call a spade a spade and put pressure on the only one who continues this war and ignores all the proposals of the world to end it".

Background: 

• On the evening of 4 April, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, killing 18 people, including nine children, and injuring over 60.
• Afterwards, US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink tweeted: "Horrified that tonight a ballistic missile struck near a playground and restaurant in Kryvyi Rih," without mentioning Russia in the message.

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