Senators from Bashkiria fell under New Zealand sanctions

Senators from Bashkiria Irek Yalalov and Lilia Gumerova were sanctioned by New Zealand, an updated list of sanctions was published by the country's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, May 3. In total, 170 members of the upper house of the Russian parliament contributed to it. The restrictions include a ban on entry into the country and an asset freeze.

New sanctions the day before, on May 2, were announced by New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaya Mahuta. Restrictions were also imposed on the Russian defense company Kronstadt, JSC State Rocket Center named after Academician V.P. Makeev, Zelenodolsk Shipbuilding Plant (JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after AM Gorky), United Shipbuilding Corporation, Wagner PMC and Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (Belarus).

In addition, the country's authorities have increased sanctions against more than 400 people who were previously banned from entering New Zealand.

As RBC reported, since the end of February, New Zealand has introduced several packages of sanctions against Russia. In early April, the country restricted exports of "products closely linked to Russia's strategic industries" and imposed sanctions on 18 Russian banks and financial institutions.

Irek Yalalov and Lilia Gumerova were among the 146 members of the upper house of the Russian parliament who ratified the treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between Russia and the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics in early March under EU sanctions. Then Lilia Gumerova, in a conversation with RBC Ufa, noted that the sanctions would not affect her life in any way. Yalalov stated that he did not have a single bit of regret that he was included in the sanctions list, as it included "people who are not afraid to share the fate and future of our country." At the end of April, Australia imposed sanctions against 144 senators, including representatives of Bashkiria in the Federation Council.