Volodymyr Zelenskyy has put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on sanctions against a number of Russian companies and individuals. About it reported in the office of the President of Ukraine.
The corresponding list was prepared by the National Security and Defense Council on December 30, 2021.
From rails to culture
More than 20 organizations fell under Ukrainian sanctions, from the insurance company SOGAZ and the construction company Transstroy, to the cultural organizations Russian Seasons and National Cultural Heritage.
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The restrictions also included Lenpromtransproekt, Insurance Business Group, Geozemstroy, Giproshakht, Giprogor, Krymsetenergoproekt, Departmental Security of Railway Transport and Department of Departmental Security of the Ministry of Transport.
Among the individuals banned from entering Ukraine in the next five years were former Prosecutor General, Permanent Representative of the President in the Caucasus Yuri Chaika, head of the FSB for Crimea and Sevastopol Leonid Mikhailyuk, head of the Investigative Committee for Crimea and Sevastopol Vladimir Terentyev, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Sevastopol Pavel Gishchenko, prosecutor Sevastopol Mark Bolshedvorsky, military prosecutor of the Black Sea Fleet Alexei Naida, Minister of Sports of Crimea Olga Torubarova, judges of the Supreme, arbitration, garrison military, district and other courts of Crimea, as well as more than 10 judges of arbitration courts from different regions of Russia.
In addition, sanctions have been imposed on six Austrian citizens working at the Coop Himmelb(l)au architectural office in Vienna. They are accused of building a theater building in the Crimea.
Well entered and entered
Also under the sanctions was the Russian designer Artemy Lebedev. In 2015, his studio designed the Crimean logo. “Crimea is a stronghold of the Black Sea Fleet and a legendary resort famous for its sunny weather, mineral springs, therapeutic mud and beautiful architecture. A year after Crimea joined Russia, the peninsula received a new logo and visual identification system,” the studio said in a statement. Designer in 2021 noted Odessa logo.
Lebedev promptly reacted to appear on the banned list.
Zaya, now I can sleep peacefully
Portion distribution of sanctions
On November 18, 2021, Zelensky also imposed sanctions against 23 Russian citizens and five Ukrainians. Then the National Security and Defense Council stated that these persons were engaged in planting “Russian narratives” and assisted the “occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied territories” of Crimea and Donbass.
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The sanctions include, among other things, blocking assets, restricting trade operations, stopping the transit of resources, preventing the withdrawal of capital from Ukraine, stopping the fulfillment of economic obligations, and a ban on participating in the privatization and leasing of state property.
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