Media: Russia’s anti-Ukrainian sanctions only partial
The restrictions that Russia imposed on Ukraine at the start of November do not include a direct ban on shipping goods from the companies under sanctions, the Russian news outlet Interfax reported, citing its own source in the financial and economic division of the Russian government.
“The government’s decree from November 1 concerns only financial relations and does not impose a ban on trade agreements with the involvement of third parties,” the source stated.
Products manufactured by the sanctioned companies can still be shipped physically to Russia, provided the parties use a payment model which complies with the restrictions.
“In order to ensure that goods from sanctioned Ukrainian legal entities begin to get stopped at customs, a separate document will be needed,” the article states.
On November 1, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a government decree to impose sanctions on 322 Ukrainian citizens and 68 companies. The sanctions will restrict the affected entities’ activities in Russia.
In June 2018, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko enacted a decision by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on 14 physical entities and 30 legal entities from Russia. On October 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order to impose counter-sanctions on Ukraine in response.