Ukrainian presidential advisor says the West is financing Russia's invasion with 'bloody money' from

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oil and natural gas purchases

A top economic advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNBC that countries who were importing oil and natural gas from Russia were ultimately financing the country's invasion of Ukraine with "bloody money."

International governments have imposed massive sanctions on Russia, aimed at bringing the country's economy to its knees and cutting off funding for its military. Measures have included blocking transactions from Russia's central bank and barring some banks from using SWIFT for communications about cross-border transactions.

But the sanctions have avoided targeting Russia's oil and natural gas exports, which many countries, particularly in Europe, rely upon.

Oleg Ustenko, one of Zelensky's advisors, told CNBC on Monday that countries buying Russia's oil and natural gas were "responsible" for financing Russia's military actions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ukrainian-presidential-advisor-says-the-west-is-financing-russia-s-invasion-with-bloody-money-from-oil-and-natural-gas-purchases/ar-AAUMHBY

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1. Well, that was irresponsible as hell. n/t