Zelensky imposed sanctions against 22 hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church

Ukraine has imposed sanctions against 22 hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message posted on his TELEGRAM channel.

The President put into effect the relevant decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine "On the application of personal
special economic and other restrictive measures
(sanctions)" dated January 23. In accordance with it, among those who fell under the sanctions:

Chairman of the Synodal Department of the Russian Orthodox Church for Relations between the Church, Society and the Media Vladimir Legoyda. Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media Vakhtang Kipshidze.

The sanctions provide for the freezing of personal assets, as well as assets that they could dispose of through third parties.

Zelensky introduced the previous package of sanctions against Russians on January 7. Then the restrictions were extended to Russian artists, including Philip Kirkorov, Dima Bilan, Polina Gagarina, Anna Semenovich, Evgeny Petrosyan.

Earlier, Patriarch Kirill, entrepreneurs Roman Abramovich, Elena Baturina, the HEAD of Bashkiria Radiy Khabirov and his adviser Radik Yulyakshin (also known as Alvin Gray) fell under Ukrainian sanctions.

In September, Ukraine imposed sanctions on 606 representatives of the Russian political elite: 28 members of the Security Council, 154 members of the Federation Council and 424 State Duma deputies. In June, Zelensky imposed sanctions against President Vladimir Putin, as well as Russian ministers and deputy prime ministers. They will operate indefinitely.

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