Ukraine urges US to sanction all Russian banks

Ukraine is calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to sanction all Russian private banks to help end President Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage war, according to Kyiv’s envoy to Washington, Report informs, citing Bloomberg.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government wants the US to add a couple of banks per week to its list of sanctioned financial institutions, according to Ambassador Oksana Markarova, adding that she’s conveyed the request to the Treasury Department.