Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha has said that Vladimir Putin is deliberately “dragging out the war.”
Sybiha is urging Donald Trump it is now “time” to sanction the “Russian military budget” in an attempt to end Putin’s war on Ukraine.
He said, “Putin is rejecting a ceasefire, avoiding a meeting of leaders and dragging out the war.
“He will stop terror only when we break the backbone of his economy, which already has systemic problems, and deprive his military budget of funding.
“The United States, Europe and the Group of Seven have the necessary strength to do this.”
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Sybiha said that now is the right time to slap Russia and their cronies with a “maximum synchronization of sanctions” and all parties should follow in step in the “coming weeks.”
He insisted, “Now is the right moment. It is time to consolidate a single and strong sanctions fist and hit Russia‘s military budget with all its might.”
He added that Russian officials have been bragging that they are fighting alone against the West.
He said, “They need this cheap propaganda to explain to their population why such a large country as Russia has not achieved any strategic goal in its full-scale war against a much smaller Ukraine for more than three years.”
!But if they consider themselves heroes who stand alone against the entire West, then let them feel the consolidated power of the entire West and maximum sanctions pressure.”
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister added, “Over the past few weeks, we have quickly synchronized the previous EU sanctions packages.
“This work continues.
“We are also taking measures together with our allies to eliminate loopholes and impede Russia‘s access to technology. In the coming weeks, maximum synchronization of sanctions by all partners against Russia should take place in order to increase the cost of war for the aggressor.
“We are actively working with partners to achieve this goal.”
