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President[/B] of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky used the Davos summit on Monday to call for more arms for his country and "maximum" sanctions against Moscow.
Speaking via video link, Zelensky told the World Economic Forum that tens of thousands of lives would have been saved if Kiev had received "100 percent of our needs immediately in February" when Russia invaded Ukraine.
"That's why Ukraine needs all the weapons we ask for, not just those that have been provided," Zelensky said, flanked by Ukrainian flags.
Zelensky called for an oil embargo on Russia, punitive measures against all its banks and the banning of its IT sector, adding that all foreign companies should leave the country.
"There should be no trade with Russia," he told the gathering of the world's political and business elite.
"I believe that there are no such sanctions against Russia yet and there should be."
While the United States, Britain and Canada have moved to ban Russian oil and gas, the European Union has been split on imposing similar measures. EU members such as Germany and Hungary are heavily dependent on energy supplies from Russia.
The war in Ukraine dominated discussions at Davos, the first meeting in more than two years. The coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2021 event and the postponement of this year's meeting to May.
Source: CNA
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