Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has urged Estonia to encourage for tougher sanctions on Russia at the EU level, including a complete blockade of Russian banks and a ban on Russian energy imports.

According to a Ukrinform correspondent, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made the pertinent statement during his speech at the Estonian Parliament.

“I’m asking you to argue the need to fully blockade all Russian banks, not just part of them, while adopting a new, very critical sanctions package against Russia at the EU level.”

Zelensky said that “I am calling on you to finally include oil in the sanctions package. The embargo is needed across the EU,”

“I urge you at the EU level to find such instruments of influence and pressure on Russia that could stop deportations and bring all the deported people back home. The EU has power to ensure this. The EU must use this power. Until Russia brings all the forcibly taken Ukrainians back, until it brings thousands of the stolen children back, it should not receive any money from EU countries or companies. The EU has no right to sponsor deportations. The EU has no right to sponsor war,” Zelensky stressed.

The President of Ukraine also expressed gratitude to Estonia for providing support to Ukraine.

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