Another 54 persons and 10 institutions from russia added to EU sanctions list
Expanding the EU's restrictive measures against the russian federation due to its aggression against Ukraine involves including another 54 persons and ten institutions on the sanctions list.
The website of the European Council reports.
"The Council decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 54 individuals and 10 entities in response to the ongoing unjustified and unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine. This decision comes in addition to the 'maintenance and alignment' package of sanctions adopted by the Council on 21 July 2022," the document states.
"We are listing another major Russian Bank, Sberbank, and preventing it from conducting transactions outside Russia. We are also adding further individuals involved in Russia's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, such as military officials, the Nighwolves motorcycle club, and disinformation actors," said EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
Among the new persons included in the sanctions list are representatives of the political and cultural establishment, in particular members of the state and regional Dumas, the mayor of Moscow, high-ranking military and staff leaders, politicians who received appointments in captured Ukrainian territories, members of the Nightwolves nationalist motorcycle club, propagandists and business people.
The list also includes russian companies operating in the military or shipbuilding industry, involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain, and several organizations involved in spreading Kremlin propaganda.
In addition, since the Syrian regime supported russia in its aggression against Ukraine, in the particular military, the Council of the EU decided to include in the sanctions list six persons and an institution that were involved in the recruitment of Syrian mercenaries to participate in the war against Ukraine.
To hold the Syrian regime accountable for its role in the events surrounding Ukraine, the Council of the EU included four additional individuals and an institution under a separate regime of sanctions in connection with the situation in Syria (2013/255/CFSP) to the list of sanctions. The list includes military personnel involved in recruiting Syrian mercenaries and business people close to the regime.
In general, EU restrictive measures in connection with actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence apply to 1,212 persons and 108 institutions. This involves freezing assets, and EU citizens and institutions are prohibited from providing them with monetary funds. In addition, the listed persons are subject to a travel ban, which prevents them from entering the EU or crossing its territory in transit.
"The EU firmly stands with Ukraine and will continue to provide strong support for Ukraine's overall economic, military, social, and financial resilience, including humanitarian aid. The EU resolutely condemns Russia's indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and urges Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw all its troops and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders," the Council of the EU emphasized.
The European Union also called on russia to respect international humanitarian law, including regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
"Ukrainians, notably children, who have been forcibly removed to Russia must be immediately allowed to return safely. Russia, Belarus and all those responsible for war crimes and the other most serious crimes will be held to account for their actions, in accordance with international law," the EU Council stressed.
All legal acts, including the names of persons on the sanctions list, are published in the Official Journal of the EU.
