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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the National Defense and Security Council’s decision on new sanctions logical, and also called on local authorities to help businesses along with increasing quarantine.
This is stated in a new video message from the head of state, released on March 19 after the meeting of the Security and National Defense Council, in which restrictive measures were introduced against 27 former officials and 19 companies. (to see the video scroll down the page to the end).
“We expect and support the introduction of sanctions against individuals from Europe, the United States, or other international partners, so this NSDC decision can be described in two words: logical and strange,” Zelensky said.
According to the president, the decision seems strange because no sanctions have been imposed since 2014.
The head of state also asked representatives of local authorities to develop a set of measures to support citizens and businesses during a closure in the regions.
“It is logical that local authorities should also think of various forms of support, introducing a blockade on the ground. Along with strengthening the quarantine, they should develop a set of measures to support categories of citizens and companies in their particular region. , which may suffer due to red call restrictions. I am awaiting the relevant proposals from local authorities so that they can be considered and approved at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the presidency of Ukraine next week, “Zelensky said. .
As OBOZREVATEL reported, after the meeting, the NSDC decided to impose maximum sanctions against 27 former officials, including former President Viktor Yanukovych. Also, the restrictive measures will affect 19 companies that have licenses for the use of the subsoil, most of which are associated with the scandalous businessman Pavel Fuks.
We also note that in the Kiev region from March 21, after Kiev, quarantine restrictions will be tightened. This is due to an increase in the number of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.
