Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian propaganda media, journalists, and judges
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted the National Security and Defense Council's decision to impose personal sanctions for 10 years against Russian propagandists and judges.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on June 12, putting into effect the National Security and Defense Council's decision to apply personal special economic and other sanctions for a period of 10 years against Russian media outlets, propagandists, and judges operating in Russia and occupied territories.
The sanctions target 29 individuals, including Vladimir Solovyov, head of the Union of Journalists of Russia; Rinat Bilalov, editor-in-chief of Tatmedia; and Shamil Sadykov, director of the same outlet. Also sanctioned is Vitaliy Belytsky, a judge of the Moscow City Court who sentenced Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison, and Olesya Babaryko, a judge from occupied Sevastopol whom the Security Service of Ukraine accuses of collaboration.
In addition, 17 media organizations are affected, including Gazeta.ru, Tatmedia, SMI2, FederalPress, Utro.ru, Lenta.ru, the Union of Journalists of Russia, and its branches in occupied Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Luhansk regions.
The president instructed the Cabinet of Ministers, the Security Service, the National Bank, and the State Awards and Heraldry Commission to ensure the implementation and monitoring of the sanctions' effectiveness. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is tasked with informing the relevant authorities of the EU, the US, and other countries about the sanctions and urging them to adopt similar restrictive measures.
