The European Union (EU) has included the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on the sanctions list, it is indicated in the published on the website “Regulations No. 269/2014 on restrictive measures against actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine” dated 23 February.
Under the restrictions of the European Union were 570 Russians, banks “Russia” and “Promsvyazbank”. The EU banned businesses from trading, investing and providing technical assistance to the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as sanctions measures.
On the afternoon of February 23, the EU announced the adoption of a package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Restrictive measures are directed against 351 State Duma deputies, another 27 individuals and organizations. The EU Council explained this decision as a reaction to Russia’s decision “to recognize the territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine not controlled by the government as independent entities and to the subsequent decision to send troops there.”
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the LPR and DPR and agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance.
A day later, the EU countries agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, which “will cause great damage to it.” Also, restrictive measures and the introduction of the first tranche of sanctions against Russia were announced on February 22 by US President Joe Biden. On February 23, the White House announced sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 operator and its management.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the new Western sanctions against Russia illegitimate. The diplomat noted that Moscow has long understood that restrictions are the only tool of the West against the Russian Federation in order to restrain its development.
On February 17, the DPR and LPR reported heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces, including heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been carrying out a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the intra-Ukrainian conflict. The issues of its settlement are being discussed in the Minsk and Normandy formats.
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