The EU sealed its sanctions against Russia yesterday in response to Russia’s decision to recognize the separatist regions of eastern Ukraine.
The EU has today sealed the sanctions against Russia decided yesterday.
The more than 100-page sanctions list has been leaked to several media outlets, although the EU has not yet officially published it.
According to media reports, there are numerous presidents on the sanctions list Vladimir Putin related parties.
The list includes the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei ShoiguPutin’s close adviser Anton Vaino and hundreds of members of the Russian parliament.
The commander of the Russian Navy is also on the list Nikolai YevmenovSpokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova as well as the editor-in-chief of the news channel Russia Today Margarita Simonia.
In addition, sanctions will be imposed on the leaders of the Russian army and the management of the state-owned VTB bank. Among them is also the founder of the influential mercenary organization Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Prigozhin, who is close to Putin, is also funding the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg, which is also on the EU’s sanctions list.
Persons on the sanctions list are not allowed to travel to or through the EU and their assets in EU banks will be frozen.
In addition, the EU is preventing banks financing the Russian armed forces from accessing EU financial markets. Among the banks placed on the sanctions list are According to Guardian (you will switch to another service) In addition to VTB, at least Rossija Bank, which is believed to manage President Putin’s assets.
Vnesheconombank, which finances the defense industry, and Promsvjazbank will also be subject to sanctions.
The EU also bans trade with the so-called People’s Republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, which are recognized by Russia.
Yesterday, the Commission said that the EU is also preparing more measures that can be taken if necessary.
Today, the EU clarified that if Russian troops advance into the territory controlled by Ukrainian government forces in eastern Ukraine, the EU will impose tougher sanctions.
According to the EU, these would include a ban on exports of certain products to Russia.
The Deputy Speaker of the Duma, who is on the sanctions list, laughs at the sanctions
People on the sanctions list have downplayed what happened.
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Parliament Pyotr Tolstoy laughed in an interview with Belgian RTBF television.
– Every time the EU imposes sanctions on us, it makes no sense and does not affect anything. We don’t care about it, he fired.
With the new sanctions imposed today, the EU’s sanctions on Russia affect a total of 555 people and 52 parties.