First, the brigade’s tankers destroyed an enemy MT-LB with two accurate shots from a T-64 turret gun, and then the…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report from First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Oleh Luhovskyi on partners’ non-public approaches to communication with the Russian side and their real attitude toward Ukraine and negotiations at this stage.
He reported this on social media on January 13.
According to him, it is important that all Ukrainian positions be based on real prospects. The Head of State instructed the Foreign Intelligence Service to provide partners with new information on Russia’s attempts to expand its tanker fleet.
“Thanks to our coordinated pressure measures with a number of states against the shadow fleet, at least 20% of the fleet’s vessels have stopped, and Russia is trying to compensate for this loss by involving new ships. All of them must be added to sanctions lists. We will continue sanctions pressure on tanker crews, captains, insurers, and the entire shadow fleet infrastructure”, — he wrote.
The President noted that restrictions on Russian maritime oil exports currently in effect should reduce Russian revenues by at least $30 billion annually.
“Additional pressure will certainly increase this volume of Russian losses and thus reduce the financing of Russia’s war. We will also inform partners about new schemes by Chinese companies that help Russia circumvent sanctions against the financial sector”, — the statement said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that the task of everyone in the world who wants this war to end must be to reduce Russia’s ability to adapt to pressure in response to this war.
“Effective pressure on the aggressor is the main fertilizer for the diplomatic process. I thank all partners who understand the situation exactly this way and work as effectively as possible across all sanctions tracks. I thank the team of the Foreign Intelligence Service for their effective work”, — he concluded.
