Volodymyr Zelensky lashed out at the European Union over its moves to weaken sanctions on Russian oligarchs.

In his address to the UN General Assembly, the Ukrainian leader warned that beyond making life “more comfortable” for Russians, “it also gives the war more time for Putin to send poor people into the kill zone. So Russia’s revenues must remain a target.”

His criticism came after France and Luxembourg successfully pushed for sanctions exemptions for Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Russian oligarchs, on Tuesday.

Kyiv branded the decision “shameful and unjustifiable”.…