Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the G7 on Monday to strengthen sanctions against Russia "
by limiting the price of oil
" exported by Moscow.
“
For us, a consistent position of the G7 countries on sanctions is important.
They must be further strengthened, by limiting the prices of oil exported by the aggressor
, ”he wrote on his Telegram account to report on his videoconference speech before the G7 summit being held in Germany.
The G7 countries are considering a “
mechanism to globally cap the price of Russian oil
,” a senior White House official said on Monday.
Such a mechanism, which therefore remains to be defined, would go through the “
services
” surrounding the export of Russian oil, said this source, who did not wish to be identified.
It is a question of drying up the main source of fresh money for Russia.
Volodymyr Zelensky also said in his message that “
Ukraine feels the support of the G7 countries
”.
“
Thank you for the defense and financial assistance offered to our country in its fight against the Russian invasion
,” he said.
The leaders of the G7 (Germany, United States, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom), reaffirmed Monday their unwavering support for Ukraine, promising in particular their military and financial support "
as long as it takes
".