Poland imposes own sanctions against businessmen, citizens of Russia and Belarus

Poland introduces its own sanctions against businesses and citizens of Russia and Belarus, Report informs referring to foreign media.

The sanctions list included 15 individuals and 35 legal entities, including Gazprom, Novatek and Akron.

In connection with the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, sanctions were applied against Russia. The UK, the EU, the US, Canada, Japan imposed unprecedented sanctions against the Russian Federation.

The measures are directed against Russian banks, the Central Bank, members of the State Duma who supported the recognition of the "DNR" and "LNR", some businessmen and companies, as well as personally against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.