The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, thanked the European Union (EU) for the sanctions package presented on Friday, 19, against Russia to press the country for the end of the war began between both February 2022.
In a post on social network X, Zelenski now said he hopes that the United States will intervene more assertively for the end of the conflict, also through the filing of sanctions. “We now expect firm steps from the United States. Europe is already doing its part,” said the Ukrainian leader.
According to him, the recent Russian attacks against Poland, as well as Friday against Estonia, “were not accidental.” “Russia will continue to try to spread its aggression, destabilization and interference. This is its way of existing. This must be fought, also in a systemic way. I thank everyone who is helping,” he wrote.
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On Friday, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced a package of sanctions against Russia, covering oil refineries, petrochemical companies, banks and cryptocurrencies, as a way to press the country to end the conflict with Ukraine.
