The list also includes key players in government propaganda, such as the editor-in-chief of the news channel Russia Today and the so-called St. Petersburg trolley factory.
European Union has published an official list of new sanctions against Russia. The new sanctions include the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei ShoiguChief of Staff of the Office of the President Anton Vaino and a spokesman for the State Department Marija Zaharova.
EU sanctions list was published and entered into force on Finnish night before Thursday.
The list also includes other ministers, the leadership of the Russian army, and banks and their executives.
In addition, key figures in government propaganda are involved, such as the editor-in-chief of the news channel Russia Today Margarita Simonjan. Sanctions were also imposed on the so-called St. Petersburg trolley factory, which has been implicated in, among other things, the 2016 US presidential election.
EU countries foreign ministers reached a consensus on sanctions on Tuesday. Sanctions were imposed in response to Russia’s decision to recognize the independence of the separatist regions of eastern Ukraine.
The sanctions were expected to take effect in Finnish time on Wednesday evening. Earlier on Wednesday, the international media reported in advance that sanctions would target at least Shoigu, Vaino and Zaharova.
The sanctions that have now entered into force are part of the EU’s preparations for Russia’s attack on Ukraine. EU leaders will meet in Brussels today to discuss the next steps.
The EU already has sanctions against Russia in place since Russia occupied Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014.
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