Zelensky criticizes the European Union for blocking the sixth package of sanctions against Moscow

MADRID, 27 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has criticized the European Union for not applying new sanctions against Moscow and has specified that Russia receives almost 1,000 million euros a day from the Europeans for energy supply.

"Of course, I thank our friends who are promoting new sanctions. But where did those who block the sixth package get so much power from? Why are they still allowed to have so much power, even in intra-European procedures?" .

Hungary, the main opponent of the sanctions on Russian crude oil, considers that there are still key details to be finalized in the European Commission's proposal, for example in relation to the potential aid it would receive to compensate for the current energy dependency.

Coal is already on the European Union's list of sanctions, although oil - much less gas - is not, due to the suspicion of the most dependent countries, especially in Eastern Europe. Moscow, however, has already cut gas shipments to Poland, Bulgaria and Finland for refusing to pay for supplies in rubles.

In this way, Zelenski has affirmed that "the world has not dared to block the Russian banking system", which would allow "depriving the aggressor of the opportunity to finance" not only the war against Ukraine, but "the policy of creating divisions and crises around the world".

"Since May 26, 2014, and even more so from February 24 of this year until today, there have been many opportunities for those who really have the strength to do it, to put an end to it and say: now Russia will really feel the price. for what he is doing against Ukraine," he stressed.

Regarding Russian advances in Ukrainian territory, the president has indicated that Russian troops have bombarded Kharkiv, as well as the Sumy region, and eastern Ukraine, in general, where artillery has intensified in areas such as Zaporizhia.

"At the moment, the list of dead includes nine people. 19 injured. All civilians. A child (five months) and a father were killed. The mother is in serious condition. Among the injured in Kharkiv is also a girl from nine years," he denounced.

Zelensky has also pointed out that the current offensive in the Donbas region "may leave the region uninhabited." "They want to reduce Popasna, Bakhmut, Liman, Lisichansk and Severodonetsk to ashes. Like Volnovakha, like Mariupol. In the cities and communities closest to the Russian border, in Donetsk and Lugansk", he has listed.

Also, as usual, he recalled in his evening speech the diplomacy carried out during the day this Thursday: with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, as well as his speech in the Latvian Parliament.

"If everyone in the world had the same determination to defend our common freedom as Latvia and other partners who do not hesitate, there would simply be no harm that the Russian state has done to Ukraine, Europe and the world," he concluded.