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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky told the forum in Davos that Ukraine will need $5bn [€4.7bn] per month to stabilise its economy (Photo: European Commission)

Zelensky calls for 'maximum sanctions' on Russia in Davos

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday (23 May) called on world leaders to impose "maximum sanctions" on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

His speech came at the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the world's business elite and political leaders meet for four days after a two-year pandemic break.

Zelensky urged Western countries to impose a full embargo on Russian oil and technology, ban all Russian banks from global financing sys...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky told the forum in Davos that Ukraine will need $5bn [€4.7bn] per month to stabilise its economy (Photo: European Commission)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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