RFE: Russia Imposes Financial Sanctions On 322 Members Of Ukrainian Elite, 68 Entities
Russia has imposed sweeping financial sanctions on 322 members of the Ukrainian elite and 68 companies owned by prominent Ukrainian businessmen.
President Petro Poroshenko, whose son. Oleksiy, is among individuals targeted by the sanctions announced on November 1, likened Russian sanctions to badges of honor for Ukrainians and called on Moscow to return the Crimean Peninsula to Kyiv and withdraw from eastern Ukraine.
The Russian sanctions target a slew of prominent Ukrainians, including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who has announced plans to run for the Ukrainian presidency in March 2019.
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WNU Editor: Russian President Poroshenko is not impressed .... Poroshenko Mocks Russian Sanctions (Euronews).
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