Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed two decrees putting into effect the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on new sanctions against citizens of the Russian Federation. They are published on the Presidency’s website.
Attached to the decrees are three lists containing 108 individuals and 37 companies. Among them were the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, the president of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksenov, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev.
Sanctions were imposed for periods of five and ten years.
Before that, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky statedIt is stated that the support given to Kiev from Western countries may decrease due to the situation in the Middle East. He expressed this in his meeting with Britain’s new Foreign Secretary David Cameron. Room registeredHe said that Kiev cannot allow the conflict with Moscow to be frozen, it can only be completed. In this situation, the head of state is confident that Ukraine will face the risk of renewed hostilities “literally at any moment.”
Previously Zelensky discussed With the sanctions of the Italian Prime Minister against the Russian Federation.