Zelensky at G7: ‘Imposing universal embargo on Russia’

“The danger of large-scale use of chemical weapons by Russia on Ukrainian territory is real,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message to G7 heads of state and government.

According to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, Volodymyr Zelensky called on the leaders of the G7 countries to impose a universal embargo on Russia, blocking all Russian banks, as well as depriving it of the ability to use GPS in war.

“It is better now to step up sanctions against Russia as much as necessary to stop this war machine than to deal with the consequences of the food, political, global security crisis. The challenges are unprecedented! If so. , then a full embargo on trade with Russia is needed.You need to deprive Russia of the ability to use GPS in war.This is very important.That this system does not help Russian missiles and bombs to destroy peaceful cities “, said the Ukrainian president.

Zelensky stressed that Russian banks, including the Central Bank of Russia, should be completely excluded from the international financial system.

“War criminals must generally be left without money. While their seized assets must be converted into compensation for the reconstruction of Urkania,” he said, adding that “there must be peace immediately before the world is in front of others.” problems.

“Russia has destroyed the global security architecture, it has dealt a severe blow to international relations. But this is only the beginning. This war may be followed by a global food crisis. The longer there is no peace on Ukrainian soil, the more The world market will receive less food from Ukraine, so in many countries in Asia, Africa, and even Europe, there can be huge problems with access to basic goods, with product prices. “It will lead to political destabilization,” he said.

Three steps to overcome Russian aggression

At the same time, V. Zelensky called on the G7 leaders not to give privileges to the Russian Federation and other violators of international law and suggested that three necessary steps be taken to overcome Russian aggression.

In particular, Zelensky addressed the G7 summit, saying that “your Group of Seven can become not just a Group of Seven, but a Group of Peacekeepers”, but in order to do that, three proposals from Ukraine must be implemented.

Firstsanctions against Russia must be stepped up every week until the war is stopped and peace is restored.

Secondlystressed the Ukrainian President, you must participate in the creation of a new system of real and effective security guarantees for Ukraine, for the whole region, guarantees that will be able to stop the invader within 24 hours.

President Zelensky expressed the belief that the world needed new effective alliances, new effective guarantees, and proposed as third step the fastest reconstruction of Ukraine after the end of the war, and the participation of the G7 countries in this reconstruction.

“Russia is expelling Ukrainians and trying to include them in its army”

V. Zelensky also stressed that the Russian occupiers daily transport the Ukrainians to their territories, from whom they take their identities and telephone numbers and then try to recruit them by joining their own army.

“We are trying to find out the exact number of Ukrainians who have been displaced. The people that the Russians are forcibly transporting to their territory every day, they are taking their documents, they are taking everything, their mobile phones and then sending them to different areas. “And then they even try to include them in their army,” Zelenski said.

The Ukrainian president stressed that the Russians are illegally abducting children and according to the information at his disposal, more than two thousand children have been abducted.

In addition, V. Zelensky called on the G7 countries to give Ukraine weapons to defend its country from the Russian invader, so as not to be forced to arm other countries.

“It is better to give Ukraine such support now for the weapons we really need, than to seek to give arms to other countries. We mean Georgia, Moldova, the Baltic states, Poland, the countries of Central Asia.” said Zeleski.

Zelensky stressed that the sooner this is done, as requested by Ukraine, the sooner peace will come in Eastern Europe.

“This is in our interest. This is in your interest. This is in the interest of all democracies. Because democrats must know how to defend themselves. Freedom must be equipped. Life must defeat it. death”.