Ukraine aligns sanctions with EU’s 20th package against Russia as Zelensky signs decrees

(Yuliia Taradiuk – The Kyiv Independent) President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees on May 29 imposing new sanctions that align Ukraine’s restrictions with the European Union’s 20th sanctions package against Russia, the Presidential Office announced on May 30. The EU’s 20th package targeted Russia’s energy, financial, and trade sectors, as well as the Russian defense industry, manufacturers of electronic warfare equipment, software, oil, gas, and gold mining companies. The measures cover 120 individuals and entities targeted by the EU over Russia’s war against Ukraine and impose economic restrictions on key sectors of the Russian economy. – Ukraine aligns sanctions with EU’s 20th package against Russia as Zelensky signs decrees