France, Oct. 23 -- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged European leaders to quickly allow his country to use €140 billion in frozen Russian assets to repair the damage caused by the three-year war with Russia.

His appeal came at a one-day summit of EU leaders in Brussels, where a new sanctions package targeting Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers was approved. A plan to ban imports of Russian liquefied natural gas was also cleared.

A plan to ban imports of Russian liquefied natural gas was also cleared.

"Anyone who delays the decision on the full decision of frozen Russian assets is not only limiting our defence, but also slowing down the EU's own progress," said Zelensky. "The time to act now and I urge yo...