Zelensky enacted NSDC sanctions against nearly 200 Russians

Zelensky enacted NSDC sanctions against nearly 200 Russians

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky enacted NSDC sanctions against almost two hundred citizens of Russia. The sanctions list included celebrities and public figures.

This was reported by the Office of the President.

The corresponding decree No. 23/2023 was signed by the head of state on 15 January. Oversight of the NSDC decision’s implementation was assigned to Secretary Oleksii Danilov. The NSDC, the SBU, and the Cabinet were also instructed to monitor the effectiveness of the personal sanctions, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was to inform the competent bodies of the EU and the USA.

The Office of the President published a list of 198 figures from Russian culture and the media sphere against whom personal sanctions are being imposed.

In particular, the list included singers Irina Allegrova, Larisa Dolina, Viktoriya Dayneko, Ukrainian citizen, TV host and director Zhanna Badoeva, singers Philip Kirkorov, Dima Bilan, Aleksandr Buinov, TV presenters Dana Borisova, Yana Rudkovskaya, actors Dmitry Dyuzhev, Dmitry Kharatyan, music critic and journalist Sergei Sosedov, as well as other propagandists and so-called Russian "war correspondents."

In addition, sanctions were imposed against former Ukrainian TV presenter Diana Panchenko, who is now filming propaganda videos in the occupied territories.

A full package of personal sanctions is being imposed on the individuals included in this list for a period of 10 years.