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President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed two decrees enacting decisions of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council to synchronize Ukrainian sanctions with the European Union’s 20th sanctions package.
The measures align Ukraine’s restrictions with EU sanctions targeting 120 individuals and entities linked to Russia’s war effort. The package introduces additional economic restrictions aimed at key sectors of the Russian economy, including defense, energy, and technology.
The latest decision adds 16 Russian citizens and 31 companies from Russia, Belarus, the UAE, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine to Ukraine’s sanctions list.
Among those sanctioned are executives of major Russian state enterprises, military units, government institutions, and individuals cooperating with Russian authorities in occupied Ukrainian territories.
The restrictions also target companies involved in Russia’s military-industrial complex, including manufacturers of electronic warfare systems, drone components, software, and firms operating in the oil, gas, and gold sectors. Among them are aerospace and drone-component producer Atlant Aero and communications equipment manufacturer IRZ-Svyaz.
Ukraine also imposed sanctions on UAE-based companies supplying industrial machinery, laboratory equipment, chemical products, and aircraft spare parts, as well as a Belarusian oil-exporting company.
Additionally, sanctions were introduced against several Russian individuals, including prosecutor Lyudmila Balandina, judge Dmitry Gordeyev, and state media presenter Maria Sittel, whom Ukrainian authorities accuse of involvement in political repression and propaganda activities.
The measures further target 19 Iranian nationals, seven Sudanese citizens, and 11 Iranian companies linked to Iran’s ballistic missile and drone production programs.
The EU’s 20th sanctions package also includes 58 additional individuals and entities connected to the development and production of military equipment, including drones, while seeking to curb Russia’s access to critical high-tech products and technologies through third countries.
