Latvia and Estonia will impose national sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman after the EU restrictions are lifted
Kyiv • UNN
Latvia has already imposed national sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman, while Estonia is preparing a similar decision after the EU restrictions are lifted. Ukraine has called on other countries to follow this example.
Latvia and Estonia decided to impose sanctions at the national level against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman after the announcement that the European Union restrictions would be lifted. This was reported by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, writes UNN.
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According to the Foreign Minister, Latvia has already imposed the relevant restrictions. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated that Tallinn intends to do the same.
The decisions came after Sybiha urged EU member states not to abandon pressure on Russian oligarchs and to impose national sanctions against them if the restrictions are lifted at the European Union level.
The Foreign Ministry urged other EU countries to follow suit
We call on everyone else to follow this example. Russia has not changed its course. Neither should we, as we continue to exert pressure on Moscow
The head of Ukraine's Foreign Ministry separately thanked Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna for the decision on national restrictions.