EU Adds 743 Russian Citizens and 826 Entities to Sanctions List
According to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, 77 people have also been blacklisted for participating in elections to the State Duma in Donbas and Novorossiya.
According to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, 77 people have also been blacklisted for participating in elections to the State Duma in Donbas and Novorossiya.
VILNIUS, October 12 — The European Union (EU) has added 743 Russian citizens and 826 entities to its sanctions list, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has announced.
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs quoted the minister as saying: “The sanctions list includes 743 individuals and 826 entities.”
The ministry also stated on social media that 77 people had been blacklisted for participating in elections to the Russian State Duma in Donbas and Novorossiya.
Earlier, Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, announced that the EU had approved its 22nd package of sanctions against Russia.
According to Kallas, approximately 1,600 companies and individuals allegedly linked to Russia’s defence industry have been added to the sanctions list under the new package.