Zelensky enacts NSDC decision on sanctions against Firtash, Fuks and 848 more individuals

The relevant decree was published on the website of the Head of State, Ukrinform reports.

"To endorse the proposals made by the Security Service of Ukraine on the imposition of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions)," reads the decision of the National Security and Defense Council.

By this decision, the sanctions were imposed, in particular, on Dmytro Firtash, Pavel Fuks, Dmitry Utkin (member of PMC Wagner Group), Oleg Deripaska, Alexey Miller (CEO of Gazprom), terrorist leaders Igor Bezler, Igor Girkin, Pavel Gubarev, Vladimir Zhevaha (PMC Wagner Group) and others.

In addition, another decree enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the imposition of sanctions on 312 individuals and 103 legal entities in accordance with the proposal of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The sanctioned individuals are mostly citizens of the Russian Federation, including Director General of Channel One Russia Konstantin Ernst, editor-in-chief of Russia Today TV channel Margarita Simonyan and others.

The sanctions were also imposed on a number of Russian airlines, factories, several TV companies and TV channels, including Channel One. Worldwide Network, RTR-Planet, Russia-24, NTV, etc.

As reported, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine at a meeting on June 18 approved a decision to impose sanctions on Dmytro Firtash and Pavel Fuks.

NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said at a briefing that the Security Council had extended the sanctions imposed on June 21, 2018, on all legal entities and individuals that were included in the list. The Presidential Decree of June 21, 2018, enforced the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose economic and other restrictive sanctions on 1,759 individuals and 786 legal entities for a period of three years.

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