Zelensky thanks Biden for new sanctions against Russia

War in Ukraine

Updated January 10, 2025 – 10:35 p.mReading time: 1 min.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked US President Joe Biden for his help towards Kiev and the sanctions against Moscow. (archive image) (Source: Susan Walsh/AP/dpa/dpa-bilder)

Under President Biden, the USA has put together a new aid package for Ukraine and imposed tough sanctions on Russia’s energy sector. Ukrainian President Zelensky is pleased.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj thanked outgoing US President Joe Biden for the new sanctions package against Russia. “It is very important that America now strikes against Russia’s shadow fleet and companies like Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, which are amassing money for (Kremlin leader Vladimir) Putin personally,” Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel. He said he discussed the details of the sanctions against the Russian energy sector with Biden, but also expressed his condolences about the wildfires in California.

Zelensky expressly thanked both parties in Congress for their support for Ukraine. On January 20th, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the new US President. It is still unclear whether he will continue sanctions against Russia and military aid for Ukraine, which Putin attacked. Trump said during the election campaign that he wanted to force peace shortly after taking office.