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War in Ukraine: New European sanctions on Russia – Bank assets freeze

New sanctions package against Russia for the invasion in Ukraineannounced the President of the Commission and noted that the “target” is banks and oligarchs, both from Russia and Belarus, a close ally of Moscow.

THE Ursula von der Leyen noted from Brussels that severe sanctions will be imposed trade in steel and agricultural products, while the assets of oligarchs will be confiscated. At the same time, Russian banks will be excluded from the SWIFT systemwhile the assets of the Russian Central Bank.

“We will impose economic sanctions on steel and agricultural products and sanctions on Belarusians aiding and abetting the invasion“, He said characteristically from Brussels, in the context of a new extraordinary Summit.

In addition, he stressed that “We “freeze” all banking data of the Russian central bank, while we exclude Russian banks from the SWIFT system “.

Zelensky: I tried to stop the war

He made new statements the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

As he characteristically pointed out “The soldiers are fighting. Here is the president. Our goal is the territorial integrity of Ukraine. We protect our country, the territory, our state. “I would like to pay all possible respects to the people who hold the weapons and I want to say 100,000 thanks to them.”

“Putin also threatens NATO”

Serious reactions in the West has created the decision of Vladimir Putin to put Russia’s nuclear weapons on alert, and so they targeted the Russian president, whom they described as irresponsible and dangerous.

Typically, the White House through the representative Jen Psakinoted that Putin follows a common pattern, with Washington to be ready to answerif needed.

Source: News Beast

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