Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lent his endorsement to imposing tariffs on countries that trade with Russia.

He called it 'the right idea' amid the ongoing war with Ukraine.

Zelenskyy's opinion comes in the wake of India (with whom his country shares friendly ties) continuing to buy oil from Russia.

Zelenskyy, when quizzed about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's amicable gestures with Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, said, "I think the idea to put tariffs on the countries that continue to make deals with Russia, I think this is the right idea."

"We have to stop [buying] any kind of energy from Russia, and by the way, anything, a...