EU bans entry to FSB director, other Russian officials over Navalny incident

    The sanctions list includes a research institute for organic chemistry and technology, with which EU businesses will be banned from maintaining any ties
     
    BRUSSELS, October 15. /TASS/. Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko and four other high-ranking Russian officials were put on the EU’s blacklist against Russia over the incident with blogger Alexey Navalny, the Council of the European Union said, according to the EU Official Journal.

    The sanctions list also includes the State Scientific Research Institute for Organic Chemistry and Technology (GosNIIOKhT). EU businesses will be banned from maintaining any ties with the institute.

    The EU restrictions stipulate an entry ban and freezing financial assets in European banks.

     
     


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    15.10.2020 12:11