“It is trying to attack with poverty and political chaos where it cannot yet attack with missiles,” Zelensky said in his regular speech on Saturday.
He was speaking hours after Russia said its main gas pipeline to Europe would not reopen as planned.
Otherwise, Europe accuses Russia of using its gas supplies to blackmail Europe amid the Ukraine conflict, which Moscow denies.
Energy prices have risen since Russia launched its aggression on Ukraine on February 24, and tight supplies could raise costs further.
There are even growing fears that households in the EU will not be able to afford the cost of heating this winter. So governments across the continent are considering what measures to take to ease the crisis.
In this regard, for example, Germany – one of the countries most affected by the interruption of Russian supply – announced an aid package of 65 billion euros.
In addition, Europe is trying to divest itself of Russian energy in an effort to reduce Moscow’s ability to finance war.