Ukraine reacted to the US decision to extend sanctions on Russian oil
Kyiv • UNN
Oleksiy Sobolev called on the US to increase pressure on Russia and restrict access to Western components. Sanctions have already deprived the aggressor of hundreds of billions of dollars.
Ukraine has reacted to the US decision to extend sanctions on Russian oil. Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Oleksiy Sobolev emphasized the effectiveness of the restrictions and called for increased sanctions pressure on Russia. He stated this during a visit to the US, where he gave an interview to ABC News, as reported by UNN with reference to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
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Yes, we thank Mr. Bessent for not stopping the sanctions exclusion. We know that this would probably have given Russia another billion, but it was temporary and was not extended. Therefore, we believe that sanctions pressure on Russia should be increased. And there is one topic we discussed, namely - some components found in Shahed drones that hit the Persian Gulf countries are also produced in the US
The official confirmed that US sanctions against Russia have been effective and have prevented the aggressor country from obtaining significant additional revenues.
Shadow fleets and the price cap have prevented Russia from receiving hundreds of billions of additional dollars. Therefore, we say that sanctions pressure should be maintained, and this is how we can bring Russia to the negotiating table
In addition, he emphasized that Ukraine, in turn, continues to strengthen its positions, particularly in the field of drones.
We know that we can win, bring this to an end, so that Russia sits down at the negotiating table to truly negotiate and stop this war. Because, for example, in recent months we have sent more long-range drones to Russia than Russia. This is the first time in history, and this means that there is no point for Russia to continue attacking Ukraine, so they must stop and start real negotiations
Recall
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov spoke about the results of the meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format. In particular, partners are allocating over $5.5 billion for air defense systems and drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Germany, Britain, and other countries have announced large-scale aid packages.