Russia considers not just gas but all trade as a weapon - Zelensky

Russia considers not just gas but all trade as a weapon

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's was using energy to blackmail Europe, Qazet.az reports.

He said Russia's decision to cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria showed that no one in Europe can hope to maintain any normal economic cooperation with Russia.

"Russia considers not only gas, but any trade as a weapon. It is just waiting for the moment when one or another trade area can be used," he said.

Zelensky added that Russia "sees a united Europe as a target" and the sooner everyone in the continent agrees that they cannot depend on Russia for trade, the sooner there will be stability.