Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “I think we need more sanctions. I think we need more pressure.”

Pressure is needed to stop this. A U.S. sanctions blackout, easing pressure on the aggressor, financial rewards for Putin – all of this only encourages him to keep attacking.

We must not give up ground. We must keep trying to end the war. To end it, not give Putin every reason to continue it indefinitely.

We want to end this war as quick as possible. We don’t see now signals from the Russian side that they are ready for this, to end this war. That’s why we have to prepare for the winter.

A decision was unfortunately made in America to completely disregard the Lindsey Graham Act, which was supposed to impose truly effective pressure on Russia to bring this war to an end.