Ukraine Sanctions 44 Over Russian Elections in Occupied Ukraine
Ukraine imposed sanctions on 44 individuals involved in organizing Russian parliamentary elections on occupied Ukrainian territories, citing their participation in illegal elections held in September 2023 in Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions.
Consensus
- Ukraine imposed sanctions on 44 people involved in Russian parliamentary elections on occupied Ukrainian territory.
- The sanctions were enacted following a decision by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.
- The elections in question were held in September 2023 on occupied territories of Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetska, and Luhansk regions.
- Ukraine and most Western countries do not recognize the elections or their results as legitimate.
- The individuals sanctioned are linked to Russian political parties or local authorities established by Russia in occupied areas.
- President Zelensky signed the decree implementing the sanctions.
Points of divergence
- Some of the sanctioned individuals were previously elected as deputies in illegally formed local councils on temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory. — tg_astrapress
- The list includes 'other criminals and accomplices of the aggressor state' in addition to election participants. — tg_astrapress
- 38 of the 44 sanctioned individuals hold dual citizenship of Ukraine and Russia. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The European Union stated it is ready to impose sanctions on Russians who assisted in the Russian 'elections' on occupied Ukrainian territories. — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (2 sources)
- Ukraine imposed sanctions on 44 people who participated in the State Duma of the Russian Federation elections on occupied territories — ASTRA
- Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against organizers of Russian elections on occupied Ukrainian territories — Радио Свобода