Russia 'imposes sanctions' on 322 individuals and 68 Ukrainian businesses
Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev signed the decree, describing the move as a response to Ukraine's anti-Russian sanctions.
The Russian government today (November 1) imposed a series of new financial sanctions on many influential political figures in Ukraine, freezing the assets in Russia of hundreds of politicians and dozens of Ukrainian-owned businesses.
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| Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev. Photo: RT. |
Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev signed the decree, describing it as a response to Ukraine's sanctions against Russia. The decree targets 322 individuals and 68 businesses, including President Petro Poroshenko's son and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Earlier on October 24, the Russian government said the new sanctions would not affect ordinary Ukrainians.
Since Crimea declared its independence from Ukraine and held a referendum to join Russia in 2014, Ukraine has imposed sanctions against more than 1,000 Russian individuals and nearly 500 entities. In addition, the Ukrainian government has also banned Russian newspapers and television, and sanctioned Russian media and internet companies.
In response to these steps, the Russian government said that Ukraine had taken “unfriendly” actions related to sanctions against Russian citizens and legal entities. According to Russia, these steps were necessary to protect national interests./.
