Brussels - EU sanctions against eight more individuals who are "benefiting from [their] links with Russian decision-makers" and "supporting the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea" became effective on July 30, 2014, following the publication in the EU Official Journal.
The newcomers on the blacklist are First Deputy Chief of Staff of
Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Administration Alexey Gromov, oligarchs
Arkady Rotenberg, Yuriy Kovalchuk, and Nikolay Shamalov.
Blacklisted were also businessman Konstantin Malofeev, so-called
‘Minister of Interior of the Republic of Crimea’ Sergey Abisov, Chairman
of the so-called ‘Supreme Council’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People’s
Republic’ Boris Litvinov, and Spokesperson of the so called ‘government’
of the so called ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’ Oksana Tchigrina.
People on the EU blacklist face asset freezes and travel bans.
Businesses now facing EU sanctions include Russian National
Commercial Bank, Russia’s weapons producer Almaz-Antey and the Dobrolet
air carrier.
Furthermore, new restrictive measures were imposed on trade and investment in Crimea and Sevastopol.
The July 30 decision was adopted by written procedure.
Thus, on the EU blacklist are 95 individuals and 23 legal entities now.
