Zelenskiy: Sanctions on Russian oil significantly affect Moscow's war financing

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File Photo

(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday welcomed new U.S. sanctions against Russia's oil sector and its so-called shadow tanker fleet.

"These measures deliver a significant blow to the financial foundation of Russia's war machine by disrupting its entire supply chain," he said on X.