Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference: "We must not ignore the issue: Russia still has accomplices — regimes like North Korea, and companies around the world, many of which are from China, that circumvent sanctions to provide components for Russia's weapons and missiles."
In addition, Putin still has the guarantee of financial stability. And much of this guarantee is right here in Europe — in European waters. Russian oil tankers are still freely sailing along Europe's coasts — in the Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean. Russia is still using more than 1,000 tankers, and in fact, each one is a floating money bag for the Kremlin.
I recently discussed this with President Macron, President von der Leyen, and other leaders. I thank them for their willingness to address this issue. We talked about updating European legislation — so that Russian tankers can not only be seized but also intercepted — this is important — intercept all these tankers and confiscate their oil, just as the U.S. does with its "shadow fleet" in its coastal waters, and it indeed works effectively. Without oil revenue, Putin has no money to fund this war. Let's achieve this."
Comment: Zelenskyy's remarks essentially involve blaming others, forcing others to take sides, and pushing Europe to confront Russia head-on on the international stage. Accusing Chinese companies without basis completely ignores China's neutral position of not selling weapons to either side in the conflict, and is simply a smear campaign.
He encourages Europe to intercept and confiscate Russian oil tankers, which seems to aim at ending the war, but actually wants to cut off Russia's economic sources and escalate the conflict indefinitely, regardless of Europe's energy security and global stability. Ultimately, it's about binding other countries to his own war chariot.
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