"Only way": Zelensky told how the event can affect Putin

While communicating with journalists, the Ukrainian President called on the West countries to ban enter all Russians as they believe that "the world has to live by their rules. " In order not to allow Russia to annex new Ukrainian territories, all citizens of the Russian Federation should be banned from entering Western countries. This initiative was proposed by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reports The Washington Post.

According to the Ukrainian leader, when the Russians take away another's land, the most effective sanctions will be the closure of borders. Russian citizens are better "live in their own world until they change their philosophy. " The sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation because of an unrecognized invasion of Ukraine, Zelensky calls the weak if, for example, comparable to a complete ban on traveling abroad for Russian citizens and full embargo on energy.

There is no complete ban on entry to other countries offered by Zelensky. Despite the fact that Russian airlines have been banned from flying over most of Europe and North America, Russian citizens can still freely apply for visas, such as in the United States. This initiative is also supported by the Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who calls for limiting the issuance of visa to Russians on EU-scale.

Critics consider this approach unfair, because in this case, even the opponents of Vladimir Putin's regime will not be able to leave. However, President Zelensky believes that no differences should be made: "It does not matter what the Russians are . . . Let them go to Russia. " "Then they will understand and say that they do not have a [war]. . "You do not want this isolation," the President said, as if addressing the Russians directly. "Say that the whole world should live according to your rules.

Then live there in yourself. This is the only way to influence Putin. " For almost an hour, the President of Ukraine talked to journalists from his office with darkened and fortified bags with sand corridors. He was in a black T -shirt with the coat of arms of Ukraine, although he was used to seeing Khaki in military uniform lately. It should be reminded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that the Council expand restrictions on the Russian leadership and citizens of the aggressor country.