President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on 198 people for justifying Russiaʼs aggression against Ukraine.
The decree was published on the president ʼs website.
Among other things, the list included:
- film director Andrii Konchalovskyi,
- "ex-attorney of the LPR" in Russia Rodion Miroshnyk,
- Russian military correspondents Semen Pegov and Yurii Kotenok;
- Russian TV presenters Dmytro Guberniev, Boris Korchevnikov, Angelina Vovk;
- blogger Dmytro Puchkov ("Goblin"),
- producer Yana Rudkovska;
- actors Yegor Beroev and Evelina Bledans, singer Yuriy Loza.
There are also citizens of Ukraine on the list, in particular Diana Panchenko, a former journalist on TV channels who were associated with ex-MP Viktor Medvedchuk.
- On January 13, Zelensky implemented the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the introduction of economic sanctions against Royal Pay Europe.