PZelensky, a resident of Ukraine, announced sanctions against 606 Russians from the “top leadership”, 28 members of the Security Council, 154 members of the Federation Council and 424 deputies of the State Duma were included in the list, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said. Those who have a second citizenship will be deprived of Ukrainian, he added Ukraine has imposed sanctions against 606 representatives of the Russian political elite: 28 members of the Security Council, 154 members of the Federation Council and 424 deputies of the State Duma, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in his Telegram message. Also, the Security Service of Ukraine conducted an operation regarding the activities of some persons under sanctions, Zelensky said. As a result, customs officials, including managers, were suspended. “And as for those of the sanctioned persons who also have foreign citizenship, in particular Russian and Romanian, then on the basis of the proposal of the Security Service of Ukraine and in accordance with the norms of current legislation, I decided to terminate the Ukrainian citizenship of these persons,” Zelensky said.
On August 5, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal announced that the government had approved a decree on the transfer of 903 objects belonging to Russia in favor of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. All the property that is planned to be confiscated is divided into three categories: property that belongs to the Russian state;
assets belonging to sanctioned citizens and companies from Russia; assets of Russian banks. “It is proposed to confiscate 903 objects belonging specifically to the Russian state. 79 positions are corporate rights, 824 positions are property, he clarified.
Zelensky signed the law “On the Basic Principles of Compulsory Seizure of Property Rights of the Russian Federation and its Residents in Ukraine” on March 10. According to the document, the seizure of such property in the country will be carried out “without any compensation for its value”. Then the document concerned only the property of legal entities.
On August 6, Zelensky said that Russian assets worth UAH 28 billion (about $765 million) had already been seized in Ukraine.Prior to this, the director of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine, Vadim Melnik, reported that assets of Russia and Belarus in the amount of 30 billion hryvnias (about $ 1 billion) were arrested in the country.
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Vladimir Zelensky
politician, President of Ukraine
January 25, 1978
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