A top economic adviser to Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy called on the White House to block American companies from all trade in Russian oil and urged Western oil and gas companies to stop handling the commodity, the New York Times reported on Wednesday 16 Mar.
Accountants to verify no Russian oil is loaded onto their ships
In an interview with the U.S. news outlet overnight, Oleg Ustenko said the companies should hire independent accountants to verify no Russian oil is loaded onto their ships, the Times said.
“We need a full embargo, a full boycott. All Russian ports must be closed,” he told the Times from Kyiv as Ukrainian forces entered week three of their defense against Russia’s assaulton its neighboring country.
