West assails Russian 'barbarism' as Ukrainians shelter from bombardment

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses French lawmakers via video lin, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 23, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

BRUSSELS/LVIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Western leaders piled on military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine on Thursday and denounced Moscow's invasion of its neighbour as "barbarism" as thousands in besieged cities sheltered underground from Russian bombardment.

At an unprecedented triple summit in Brussels, transatlantic alliance NATO, G7 rich nations and European leaders addressed the continent's worst conflict since the 1990s Balkans wars.