Zelensky sanctions more than 40 people involved in elections in Russian-occupied Ukraine
The sanctions package includes 44 individuals "who act in Russia's interests and facilitate the occupation of parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, as well as Crimea and Sevastopol," the statement said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on more than 40 individuals involved in elections for Russia's State Duma in occupied Ukrainian territories, according to the Kyiv Independent. The sanctions, enacted by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, target individuals who are collaborating with Russia's occupation efforts in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Crimea, and Sevastopol.
Among those sanctioned are Russian propagandist Irina Kuksenkova and former Ukrainian lawmaker Yurii Onyshchuk. The sanctions come in response to Russia's rigged elections, which were held in occupied Ukrainian territories following the mass issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainians there. Ukrainian Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk emphasized that occupation does not confer sovereignty and reiterated Ukraine's territorial integrity, which has been repeatedly affirmed by the UN General Assembly.
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