Russia's criminal actions against Ukraine bear signs of genocide and the Russian Federation shall be deprived of the right to vote in the UN Security Council, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

"The criminal actions of Russia against Ukraine bear signs of genocide. I spoke about this with the UN Secretary General. Russia is on the path of evil. The world must come to deprive Russia of the right to vote in the UN Security Council," Zelensky said, addressing the citizens of Ukraine on Sunday, the fourth day of the war.