Zelenskyy imposes sanctions against over 70 companies from Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, and China
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (president.gov.ua)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a decision by the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions against 58 Russians and 74 companies from Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, and China, according to the relevant decree from the president.
The sanctions target 58 individuals, 67 Russian companies, mostly related to the defense industry, as well as three companies from Iran and Uzbekistan, and one from China (Hong Kong).
Specifically, the sanctions affected:
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Grant Akopov, head of a group of large manufacturing, engineering, and consulting structures, including those involved in the technical rearmament of machine-building enterprises in Russia and the CIS;
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Petr Vashchenko, CEO of the Unimatik engineering center, one of the largest producers and suppliers of metalworking machines and tools in Russia;
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Yevgeniy Duduyev, head of the Volga Stanki enterprise;
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Vladislav Ivoshkin, head of the IPK Finval company, which resells helicopters to the Vologda Optical-Mechanical Plant for the production of Sosna-U sights for Proryv tanks.
The sanctions also targeted:
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Impulse Arzamas Research and Design Bureau, working for the Russian defense industry;
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The Fort production association;
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The Sinvent Scientific Research Institute of Technical Systems;
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The Omega Special Design and Technology Bureau;
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Samara Metallurgical Plant;
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The All-Russian Institute of light alloys.
Ukraine's sanctions against Russia and propagandists
Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a sanctions package against the head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, the son of former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, and several other individuals and companies. As the president explained, this decision aligns Ukraine's sanctions with global sanctions against Russia.
Zelenskyy also signed sanctions against a number of Ukrainian citizens, including former presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych. The president justified these restrictions by explaining that these individuals had aligned themselves with Russian propaganda, justified the war, and harmed Ukraine.
Earlier, Zelenskyy approved several other sanctions packages, including restrictions against several Chinese companies. This occurred after Ukrainian intelligence received information suggesting that China might be assisting Russia with weapons.
