The opinion of the politician was not taken into account by the European Union and the UK.
American media reports that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden, advised for some time to limit himself from imposing sanctions against Russian and billionaire Roman Abramovich.
The politician called the businessman’s help in the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations the reason, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Referring to its sources, the publication says that back in early March, restrictive measures against Abramovich were prepared by the US Treasury, then they were presented to the country’s Security Council, which asked them to refrain from introducing them for the time being.
The publication, through its sources, found that in a recent conversation with Biden, Vladimir Zelensky advised them to refrain from taking measures against Abramovich.
He said that Abramovich could become an important mediator for Russia in peace negotiations.
It is known that at this moment the United States intended to agree on joint sanctions against the oligarch with the UK and the EU.
A representative of Abramovich, the WSJ reports, declined to comment on his participation in the negotiations.
He said that Abramovich, as a representative of all Jewish organizations in Ukraine, is doing everything to restore peace as soon as possible, he stressed.
As Topnews wrote earlier, on March 10 it became known about the imposition of sanctions against 7 Russian entrepreneurs, including Abramovich, and later he was included in the EU sanctions list.