The continued tightening of the screws imposed by the West since late February deals a serious blow to the Russian economy. The European Union is growing rapidly.
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And four! In the wake of the green light from Twenty-Seven in Versailles and decisions announced by Washington on Friday, EU ambassadors on Monday adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia. It was to be published no later than Tuesday official newspaper Following the formal agreement of the member states of the European Union.
In the viewfinder, a dozen Russian oligarchs, including billionaire Roman Abramovich, a close friend of Vladimir Putin, were already blacklisted by Canada and last week by the United Kingdom. His fortune, estimated at $12.3 billion Forbes, specifically the shares held by him in Chelsea Football Club, the sale of which has been suspended following the freezing of his assets. According to Bloomberg, Tigran Khudavardian, executive director of Russian search engine Yandex NV, and Viktor Rachnikov, owner of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel, one of Russia’s largest steelmakers, were also to be included in the list.
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