The European Council has imposed restrictive measures on 54 people and 10 entities, together with Sberbank, in response to Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine.
“We’re itemizing one other main Russian Financial institution, Sberbank, and stopping it from conducting transactions exterior Russia,” EU international coverage chief Josep Borrell mentioned Friday.
“We’re additionally including additional people concerned in Russia’s unprovoked aggression towards Ukraine, corresponding to navy officers, the Nightwolves motorbike membership and disinformation actors,” Borrell added.
This choice is along with the “upkeep and alignment” bundle of sanctions adopted by the Council Thursday.
The listed people embrace Syrians answerable for recruiting mercenaries combating in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, the EU council mentioned.
The European Union additional tightened sanctions towards Russia by adopting further measures Thursday.
“We’re successfully banning Russia’s most important export after vitality – Russian gold,” Borrell mentioned.
“We’re additionally extending the exemption of transactions for agricultural merchandise and switch of oil to 3rd nations. As a result of the EU is doing its half to make sure we are able to overcome the looming international meals disaster. It’s as much as Russia, to cease bombing Ukraine’s fields and silos, and cease blocking Black Sea ports,” Borrell mentioned Thursday.
The newest measures come days after Ukraine’s international minister known as on the EU to implement further sanctions on Russia.
“At present, I addressed EU ministers on the Overseas Affairs Council,” Dmytro Kuleba tweeted Monday. “My key message: weapons to Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, and accountability for Russia are the 3 ways to revive peace, improve safety, and shield stability in Europe.”
CNN’s James Frater, Radina Gigova and Yulia Kesaieva contributed reporting to this submit.
