After India, US Grants 30-Day Waiver To More Countries To Buy Russian Oil Amid Iran War

“This easing alone by the United States could provide Russia with about $10 billion for the war,” Zelensky said. “This certainly does not help peace.”

“I believe that lifting sanctions will, in any case, lead to a strengthening of Russia’s position. It spends the money from energy sales on weapons, and all of this is then used against us,” Zelensky said at a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Paris.

“Therefore, ultimately lifting sanctions only so that more drones will later be flying at you is, in my opinion, not the right decision,” he said.