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President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees bringing into force NSDC decisions on new sanctions packages.
This was reported by the Office of the President.
One of the decisions targets Russia’s shadow fleet: sanctions were imposed on 225 ship captains who export Russian oil products. Among them are citizens of 11 countries, including Russia, India, and the Philippines.
“Monitoring of the situation in the Black, Red, and Baltic Seas showed that these captains operated vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet and transported oil in circumvention of EU, G7, and other states’ sanctions”, — the report says.
Most of these tankers — 188 — are already under sanctions by the EU, U.S., U.K., Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
“We continue to convince partners of the importance of individual sanctions against tanker captains. Systematic work on a sanctioned tanker is sufficient grounds for consequences. We must deter them from working with Russian oil, as it is direct financing of the war”, — emphasized Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the President’s Advisor on Sanctions Policy.
The second sanctions package includes 46 Russian citizens, two Iranian citizens, and 44 Russian companies servicing Russia’s military-industrial complex. These include suppliers, developers, manufacturers, and repairers of equipment, electronic warfare systems, and spare parts for Russian defense needs.
Their products are used in the production of ballistic and cruise missiles, attack and reconnaissance drones, firearms, and ammunition.
The two Iranian citizens are involved in the supply of aviation spare parts and components circumventing sanctions. This was done for the benefit of the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company, which partners with Russia in developing and producing Shahed drones and is already under sanctions by Ukraine, the U.S., Switzerland, and New Zealand.
“Ukraine will pass this information to partners for synchronization and will further expand sanctions against individuals and legal entities that facilitate Russian aggression”, — the Office of the President noted.
