Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a "mandatory" oil embargo against Russia to force the invading nation to halt its warnings over potential use of chemical weapons.
Speaking on the 47th day of the Russian invasion, Zelensky said the European Union is working on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia - adding that the package must be strong enough "that even a word about weapons of mass destruction is no longer heard from the Russian side". He warned: "Any new package of sanctions against Russia that does not affect oil will be received in Moscow with a smile."
Mr Zelensky condemned the use of mines by the Russian forces, saying: "The occupiers left mines everywhere. In the houses they seized. Just on the streets, in the fields. They mined people's property, mined cars, doors. They consciously did everything to make the return to these areas after deoccupation as dangerous as possible."
