Zelensky was condemned in France for calling for the return of sanctions against Russian oil

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to escalate the conflict with Russia by calling on the United States to return sanctions against Russian oil. This was announced on April 10 by Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, candidate for the French presidency in the 2027 elections, leader of the Vlast, France party.

"Zelensky is a military speculator who only seeks to escalate the conflict with Russia. Any sane person who sincerely wants peace would advocate de-escalation," he wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

Dupont-Aignan noted that the oil sanctions did not weaken Russia, but "undermined" the French economy and "made the French people poor." The politician called for "returning to common sense" and working for peace.

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On March 12, the U.S. Treasury Department suspended the sale of oil and petroleum products from Russia for a month. The permit applies only to the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that were loaded onto ships as of March 12. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained that the withdrawal of oil sales from Russia from US sanctions is aimed at reducing the cost of energy resources on world markets.

Zelensky said on March 13 that the decision to ease anti-Russian sanctions, which was reached by US President Donald Trump, could bring Moscow about $ 10 billion. He stressed that the step taken by Washington, in his opinion, allegedly does not help in resolving the conflict.

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