Zelenskyy synchronizes Canada’s new sanctions on Putin’s relatives
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (president.gov.ua)
Ukraine has fully synchronized the sanctions that Canada imposed this year against 139 individuals and legal entities involved in supporting Russia’s war. Among them are relatives of the Kremlin leader, the official website of the President of Ukraine reports.
Today, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on sanction synchronization. According to the presidential website, the measures affect 74 individuals and 65 entities connected to:
- Russia’s industrial and energy sectors;
- Russian military-industrial complex;
- Spreading Russian propaganda narratives abroad,
- Conducting information operations against Ukraine,
- As well as officials from Russian authorities and Belarusian security forces
The synchronized sanctions list includes relatives of Vladimir Putin, particularly:
- Lyudmila Ocheretnaya - Putin’s ex-wife,
- Artur Ocheretnyi - her current husband,
- Mikhail Putin - Putin’s cousin,
- Mikhail Shelomov - Putin’s nephew,
- Igor Zelensky - the former husband of Putin’s daughter.
As for sanctioned companies, the presidential website highlighted several and explained their roles:
- Allchips - supplies dual-use goods (microelectronics) to Russia,
- Hengye Tech (China) - supplier of electronic integrated circuits,
- YLH Electronics HK Co. (China) - distributor of electronic components,
- Azia Shipping Holding (Cyprus) - owner of vessels transporting weapons and ammunition from North Korea to Russia,
- Paramount Energy & Commodities SA - linked to Russia’s oil trade,
- Individuals connected to the Transmorflot shipping company and the Arkhangelsk Sea Port.
“These sanctions have also already been partially synchronized with European partners. Ukraine will continue working to align the sanctions of other allies and, together with its partners, is preparing decisions on synchronizing Ukrainian sanctions within partner jurisdictions,” the presidential website stated.
Other sanctions
Zelenskyy also signed a second decree introducing sanctions against 28 individuals engaged in business activities in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories and in propaganda efforts.
The list includes four Iranian citizens, with the rest being from Russia and Ukraine.
