Zelensky calls for finding alternative to Russian oil

09:57, 19.04.2019 1 min read

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky has called for finding an alternative to Russian oil and petroleum products due to export restrictions imposed by Moscow.

"I do not have a profound knowledge of this issue; I have yet to study it. I am not ashamed to say so. I believe it is always necessary to consider every option in every mission. As for this mission, I think we should find an alternative," Zelensky said in the Pravo na Vladu (Right to Power) talk show on Thursday.

"Perhaps, we should find it in Western countries," Zelensky said in response to the question what Ukraine could do considering Russia's restrictions on supplying oil and petroleum products to Ukraine.