In Davos Talk, Zelenskyy Pleads for Maximum Sanctions Against Russia

In Davos Talk, Zelenskyy Pleads for Maximum Sanctions Against Russia

In Davos Talk, Zelenskyy Pleads for , Maximum Sanctions Against Russia.

AP reports on the first day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on world leaders to enact "maximum" sanctions against Russia.

Speaking virtually, Zelenskyy said more sanctions are needed to counter the continued aggression of the Russian military.

This is what sanctions should be: They should be maximum, so that Russia and every other potential aggressor .., Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at World Economic Forum, via AP.

... that wants to wage a brutal war against its neighbor would clearly know the immediate consequences of their actions.

, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at World Economic Forum, via AP.

Zelenskyy says all foreign companies must withdraw from Russia to prevent supporting its war.

The Ukrainian president also said his country needs $5 billion in funding each month until this war is over.

The amount of work is enormous: we have more than half a trillion of dollars in losses, tens of thousands of facilities were destroyed.

, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at World Economic Forum, via AP.

We need to rebuild entire cities and industries.

, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at World Economic Forum, via AP.

Zelenskyy said if Ukraine had “received 100% of our needs at once, back in February,” .

In terms of support, weapons, and funding,“the result would be tens of thousands of lives saved.”