The European Union published a list of individuals and entities included in the 18th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, which includes 22 Russian and two Chinese banks, four companies associated with the Russian Direct Investment Fund, 26 new entities associated with the Russian military-industrial complex, as well as eight companies of the military-industrial complex of Belarus.
The sanctions list was published in the Official Gazette on Saturday, 19 July.
Thus, 22 Russian banks have fallen under the sanctions:
T-bank, Bank Saint Petersburg, Centrokredit Bank, Yandex Bank, Surgutneftegazbank, Metcombank, Severgazbank, Genbank, Bystrobank, Energotransbank, Tatsotsbank, Zenit Bank, Transstroibank, Finam Bank, Ozon Bank, Expobank, Locco Bank, Dom.
RF, SME Bank, Lanta Bank, Bank 131 and Rostfinance Bank.
For the first time, two Chinese banks fell under EU sanctions for providing cryptocurrency services: Heihe Rural Commercial Bank and Heilongjiang Suifenhe Rural Commercial Bank.
Eight companies of the military-industrial complex of Belarus were also included in the sanctions list: Belvneshpromservice, Design Bureau TSP, Design Bureau “unmanned helicopters,” plant “Legmash,” Scientific and Technical Centre “LEMT” BelOMO, LLC “laser devices and technologies,” Vistan, Rukhservomotor.
The sanctions list includes 14 individuals and 41 organisations responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Thus, the total number of individuals and entities on the sanctions list exceeded 2,500.
According to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kai Kallas, the package is “one of the toughest to date”. “Each sanction weakens Russia’s ability to wage war. The message is clear: Europe will not back down in its support for Ukraine. The EU will continue to increase pressure until Russia stops the war,” she emphasised.
As reported, the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives (Cohereg) approved the 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia in the morning of 18 July.