The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, has called for tougher sanctions against Russia over its war against Ukraine. He said this in an interview with Le Monde, which quoted the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
"Everyone thought that Moscow had a strong army but a weak economy. It turned out to be the opposite. The army is weak. The [Russian] economy may be weak, but the country is not starving. At this rate, it can survive for quite some time," Budanov said.
In this context, he stressed that current Western sanctions are not enough.
"They should affect the main sectors of the Russian economy that have been left out so far: energy, metallurgy and the financial system in general," Budanov explained.