The Swiss “black list” was filled with 141 individuals and 49 legal entities from the Russian Federation, restrictions began.
Switzerland has imposed new sanctions against the Russian Federation. Specifically, the restrictions apply to 141 individuals and 49 legal entities. This was stated in a press release from the Swiss government, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
“Switzerland is making changes to the sanctions regime as part of the measures taken by the EU in relation to the supply of Iranian drones to Russia and the ongoing alarming situation in Ukraine,” the document said.
The sanctions began on Wednesday, December 21 at 18:00 local time.
The report says that on December 16, the EU also imposed a ban on the export to the Russian Federation of a number of other categories of goods and on the provision of a number of services to Russia, and the Swiss government, in turn, study these steps. In particular, we are talking about restrictions against the mining and energy sectors and a ban on the export of goods and drones in the space industry.
The EU also added to the “black lists” another 168 structures related to the Russian defense industry.
The EU’s ninth package of sanctions against Russia includes 144 individuals. Among them are high-ranking Russian officials, deputies, military and artists from Russia.
Recall that Switzerland set a price limit for Russian oil at $60 per barrel and, thus, joined the EU sanctions against Russia.
It was previously reported that Switzerland has joined the EU sanctions against Iran in connection with the supply of kamikaze drones to Russia.
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