President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoHELSINKI, Apr 13Volodymyr Zelensky called on Estonia to adopt new sanctions against Russia, block all Russian banks and impose an oil embargo at the EU level. On Wednesday, Zelensky spoke via video link to the deputies of the Estonian parliament, his speech was broadcast on the website of the supreme legislative body of the Baltic republic. He expressed gratitude to Estonia for supporting Ukraine, accepting refugees from the country and for all the sanctions against Russia that Estonia has already imposed.WP: The US has made a baton out of sanctions against Russia for its sphere of influence «I urge you to approve a very important new package of sanctions against the Russian state at the level of the European Union. Block all Russian banks. Impose an oil embargo at the EU level,» Zelensky said. According to him, Russia allegedly forcibly deports people from Ukraine. «I urge you to look for tools at the level of the European Union to help return people deported from Russia to Ukraine. You have the strength to do this. Until Russia returns the stolen Ukrainian children, their business should not receive money from Europe,» Zelensky said. He is sure that Russia allegedly uses weapons prohibited by international standards. «This is terror against the civilian population. This is an attempt to break the resistance of the people. Why is the Russian leadership doing this? Why does Moscow feel unpunished? I'm sure you know the answer to this question. The Russian leadership does not believe that Europe can hold Russia accountable,» — Zelensky believes. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
