The EU Council of Foreign Ministers approved sanctions against 11 people, including citizens of Russia, China and Libya, for human rights violations. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source.
The names of the Russians who will be affected by the new restrictions have not been named.
Earlier in March, it was reported that the European Union would expand sanctions for violations of human rights, they will affect a number of countries, including those imposed against persons from Russia. It was expected that the new list of those involved in human rights violations will include citizens of China, Russia, North Korea, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan.
In early March, it became known that the US and British authorities were preparing new sanctions against Russia. According to Bloomberg, the measures may include the inclusion of Russian businessmen on the sanctions list, so far not featured on it. The Kremlin confirmed that they are preparing for such actions by the West.
