ROME, JAN 29 – Ukraine has imposed sanctions against 182 Russian and Belarusian companies, as well as three individuals, in the latest in a series of measures taken by President Volodymyr Zelensky to block Moscow and Minsk connections with his country. The Guardian reports it. “Their assets in Ukraine are blocked, their property will be used for our defense,” Zelenskiy said in a video message. According to the sanctions list released by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the sanctioned companies are mainly engaged in cargo transportation, vehicle leasing and chemical production. The list includes Russian potash fertilizer producer and exporter Uralkali, Belarussian state potash producer Belaruskali, Belarusian Railways, as well as Russia’s VTB-Leasing and Gazprombank Leasing, both active in transport leasing. Ukraine has fined hundreds of Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February last year. (HANDLE).
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