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The EU has published the seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions

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Anhelina Sheremet
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The seventh package of sanctions against Russia was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. A total of 57 individuals and legal entities came under the new restrictions, in particular:

  • Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Andrii Bilousov;
  • Serhii Chemezov, head of Rostec;
  • Mayor of Moscow Serhii Sobyanin;
  • former Prosecutor General Yurii Chaika;
  • head of Kemerovo Region Serhiy Tsiviliev;
  • actors Volodymyr Mashkov and Serhii Bezrukov;
  • childrenʼs ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova;
  • Oleksandr Zaldostanov, head of the "Night Wolves"
    The Russian organization of motorcyclists, which at the beginning of its existence was engaged in drug trafficking under the cover of the FSB, and now participates in propaganda campaigns and advertising campaigns in support of Putin personally.
    ; motorcycle club;
  • Russian World Foundation;
  • "Unarmy" movement;
  • Sberbank.

In addition, the new restrictions prohibit transactions with Russian gold and expand the list of sanctioned goods.

At the same time, the European Union decided to remove from sanctions transactions with state-owned companies related to Russian agricultural products and oil transportation to third countries — due to the need to ensure food and energy security in the world.