Ukraine will implement new sanctions packages against individuals involved in the export of petroleum products from Russia, the production and distribution of anti-Ukrainian films, as well as the removal of cultural assets from the occupied regions of Ukraine. This was announced by Oleksandr Lytvynenko, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine.
The Security Service, together with intelligence agencies, the foreign intelligence service, and the main department, proposes to impose sanctions on 83 individuals for facilitating the export of Russian petroleum products from the ports of the aggressor state. "This essentially concerns a shadow fleet," Lytvynenko stated during an NSDC meeting.
The second package was formed based on proposals from the Ministry of Culture and concerns 41 individuals and 47 legal entities. It pertains to "producers of propagandistic Russian films and companies specializing in the creation, release, and distribution of (products – ed.) with anti-Ukrainian content in the retail network."
The third package, developed by the Security Service based on materials from the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, addresses Russians who facilitated the removal of Ukrainian national heritage from Ukrainian museums located in the occupied territories, including from Kherson, etc.
Earlier, we reported that the EU extended sanctions against Russia for another six months.