Switzerland joined the 12th package of European Union sanctions against Russia. The country imposed restrictions on 61 individuals and 86 legal entities associated with Russia.
Switzerland supported new EU sanctions against the Russian Federation
Switzerland has provided its lists of persons from the Russian Federation against whom it has imposed restrictions in the 12th package of sanctions against Russia adopted by the European Union.
The Swiss Federal Council reports this.
On December 21, the Federal Department of Economics, Education and Research expanded the sanctions lists against Russia.
This brings Switzerland into line with additional sanctions lists adopted by the EU in response to Russia's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine.
The changes took effect at 18:00 the previous day. The Federal Council was informed of the latest developments on December 22.
Who has been sanctioned by Switzerland
Switzerland imposed sanctions restrictions on 61 individuals and 86 legal entities.
Among the newly sanctioned persons are servicemen of the Belarusian Armed Forces, managers of companies that support Russia's military and industrial potential, and members of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. Among the new entities that have come under sanctions are mainly Russian companies working in the defence sector.
The twelfth EU sanctions package of December 18 also includes a number of other measures, including a phased ban on the import of diamonds from or originating in Russia. In any case, the import of diamonds of Russian origin to Switzerland has sharply decreased since the beginning of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. At this stage, there is no more direct import of natural or synthetic diamonds from Russia to Switzerland, the Federal Council wrote.
EU sanctions against Russia
The European Union introduced a new 12th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation earlier. According to the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, the bloc proposed "a powerful set of new lists and economic measures that will further weaken the Russian military machine."
The sanctions package included restrictive measures on the import or transportation of Russian diamonds, import-export controls and restrictions, price restrictions on oil, iron and steel were introduced, and a significant number of additional individuals and legal entities were included in the list.
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