Zelensky’s Office discusses with UAE delegation Russia’s sanction dodging
That’s according to the Office’s press service, Ukrinform reports.
On the instructions of the President of Ukraine and the Head of the Presidential Office, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Roman Mashovets met with a delegation from the United Arab Emirates headed by Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, Head of the Office of International Affairs under the President of the UAE Mariam Almheiri.
Mashovets briefed the Emirati side on the situation on the frontline and the overall security situation in Ukraine, in particular on the continuation of missile and Iranian drone strikes throughout the country. Almheiri and other members of the delegation were also briefed on the consequences of the Russian occupiers' blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam.
The UAE delegation was informed about the needs of the Ukrainian energy system to recover from Russian missile attacks and prepare for the fall and winter period.
The Ukrainian side also emphasized that the military-industrial complex of the aggressor state continues to produce high-precision munitions, which is facilitated by the fact that the international sanctions imposed do not work as they should. They need to be extended to all production capabilities of the Russian military-industrial complex, in particular, the sale of dual-use products to Russia.
Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President Vladyslav Vlasiuk shared with the Emirati side information on Russia's circumvention of international sanctions, which is a concern for Ukraine. In particular, it concerns companies that supply microelectronics to Russia, facilitate financial transactions, and transport oil in violation of price restrictions.
"Helping Russia avoid sanctions will not help restore peace. Bypassing sanctions means putting yourself at risk, and at least 10 companies from the UAE have already been subject to sanctions because of this. We urge you to examine the information we are concerned about and take fair measures," Vlasiuk said.
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, reported on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the human rights situation as a result of Russian aggression.
He stressed that a large number of Ukrainians were forced to flee country, also noting a large number of internally displaced persons.
According to him, the human rights situation in the temporarily occupied territories, including Crimea, is very complicated, so only the liberation of all Ukrainian territories will protect the people living there.
Lubinets emphasized that today there are thousands of illegally imprisoned Ukrainian civilians in Russia and the temporarily occupied territories, and asked the UAE to assist in finding ways and effective mechanisms for their release.
Dmytro Usov with the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, spoke of the POW swap and the problems that arise in this regard due to the position of the aggressor state. He also expressed gratitude to the UAE for their contribution to certain exchange efforts.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the consequences of Russian environmental crimes in Ukraine with the Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, Head of the Office of International Affairs under the President of the UAE, Mariam Almheiri.
