Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed US sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as “very important,” following a major change of strategy from the Trump administration towards Moscow.
In feedback made to reporters in Brussels Thursday morning forward of an EU leaders’ summit, Zelensky described the transfer as essential as he reiterated that extra pressure have to be utilized on Moscow to carry it to the negotiating desk.
The US sanctions introduced Wednesday focused Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil and got here because the US authorities referred to as on Moscow to agree to a direct ceasefire.
President Donald Trump had for weeks signaled he may impose penalties towards Russia for its continuation of the Ukraine war, however failed to take main punitive measures till now.