In view of the ongoing Russian war of aggression, Ukraine has added hundreds more Russian companies and individuals to its sanctions list. Internet companies Yandex and VK are among the more than 240 companies affected, according to the decrees published today by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The daughter of Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Xenia Shoigu, is also on the list.
Among the more than 400 sanctioned people are also many well-known athletes – also from the former Soviet republic of Belarus, which is allied with Russia. For example, those affected are no longer allowed to conduct business in Ukraine or are no longer allowed to enter the country. If they exist, their assets in Ukraine are often frozen as well. In many cases, however, the sanctions are likely to have symbolic value above all.
