Ukraine’s Zelenskyy: Delay on Russia oil embargo decision is costing lives
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called on Western politicians to quickly agree on an embargo of Russian oil, complaining that their failure to do so was costing Ukrainians their lives.
In an early morning video address, Zelenskyy also said he would continue to insist Russian banks be completely blocked from the international finance system.
Russia’s six-week-long invasion of Ukraine has forced over 4 million to flee, killed or injured thousands and left cities and towns destroyed.
Zelenskyy said Moscow was making so much money from oil exports that it did not need to take peace talks seriously and called on the “democratic world” to shun Russian crude.
