EU AUTHORISES TRAVEL BANS AND ASSET FREEZING ON COLLABORATORS HELPING BREACH RUSSIAN SANCTIONS
October 30th, 2022
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has widened the scope of comprehensive sanctions imposed on Russia since it invaded Ukraine on February 24 so they can also be imposed on people or organisations helping to breach these measures.
In a statement, the Council said it said “circumvention of certain EU restrictive measures is likely to contribute to destabilising Ukraine or undermining its territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.”
Meanwhile ministers imposed sanctions on officials involved in recent votes staged by Russia in the parts of ...
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