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Zelenskyy sanctions more than 190 individuals, mostly Russians, 291 legal entities Georgian airline blacklisted
01 July 2023 15:08
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on July 1 imposing sanctions for 10 years on 192 individuals, mostly Russian nationals.
The latest sanctions also affect 291 legal entities, including Russian factories and businesses, TASS reports.
Also, Belarusian, Georgian, and Kazakh companies were blacklisted.
Zelenskyy blacklisted Georgian Airways in the wake of the resumption of direct flights between Georgia and Russia. Also, the airline’s Chairman Tamaz Gaiashvili was sanctioned for 10 years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 10 signed a decree to abolish visas for Georgian citizens starting from May 15. In another decree, he lifted a ban on direct flights by Russian airlines to Georgia that Moscow had stood since 2019. The Russian airline Azimut was the first airline to start flights on May 19, after obtaining permission from Georgian aviation authorities. Georgian Airways was the second airline to start direct flights between Georgia and Russia on May 20.
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