The EU has imposed new sanctions against Russian propagandists and Russian manufacturing companies
The European Union has imposed a new package of sanctions, which has targeted more than 200 Russian citizens, as well as a number of Russian banks and industrial and transport companies.
This was reported on the website of the European Union.
The list of sanctioned persons includes:
- daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin Maria Vorontsova and Ekaterina Tikhonova;
- a number of oligarchs from Russia, including Oleg Deripaska, Boris Rotenberg, Igor Rotenberg, Kirill Shamalov, Said Kerimov;
- the head of the Russian Sberbank Herman Gref;
- TARS General Director Serhiy Mikhailov;
- General Director of the St. Petersburg TV Channel Alexander Malkevich;
- President of the Red Star Media Holding Oleksiy Pimanov;
- Member of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Korotchenko;
- Editor-in-chief of the Russian media Komsomolskaya Pravda Vladimir Sungorkin;
- General Director of VGTRK Oleg Dobrodeev;
- The editor-in-chief of the Moscow Komsomol member Pavel Gusev;
- Spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov.
In addition, EU sanctions are being imposed on Russian companies, including the Kalashnikov Concern, the United Engine Corporation, the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation, Roselectronics JSC and the Arzamas Machine-Building Plant JSC.
The assets of the Russian bank VTB, Novikombank, Sovcombank, Otkrytie, as well as 14 Russian industrial and transport companies were felt under the sanctions of the European Union.
The latest sanctions came after atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha and other Russian-occupied areas. The purpose of our sanctions is to stop the reckless, inhuman and aggressive behavior of Russian troops and to make it clear to Kremlin decision-makers that they will have to pay dearly for their illegal aggression, said EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell.
The day before, on April 7, the European Parliament voted by a majority in a resolution calling on the European Union to impose the toughest sanctions against Russia, imposing an embargo on Russian energy resources (gas, oil, coal) and disconnecting all Russian banks from SWIFT.
Source: European Union
