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The authorities of Monaco said that they were conducting “checks” of Russians living in the principality for their belonging to the list of persons subject to EU sanctions in connection with the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. RFI reports.
At the same time, when asked whether the inhabitants of Monaco are included in this list, the State (Prime Minister) Minister of the Principality Pierre Dartoux could not give an exact answer.
“This is information that we cannot provide. But of course, we carry out checks, as we are in constant contact with banking institutions that have information,” he explained.
Dartu added that the authorities are handing over the relevant lists, and banking institutions, for their part, must confidentially inform the authorities about the account holders, regardless of whether they are residents or not.
The other day, the Principality of Monaco announced that it had adopted and implemented without delay measures within the framework of EU economic sanctions against Russia.
Earlier it became known that the EU decided to disconnect seven Russian banks from the international system of interbank payments and information transfer SWIFT. The restrictions apply to VTB, Rossiya and Otkritie banks, as well as Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank and VEB.RF. In addition, the EU banned the sale, supply, export to Russia of banknotes denominated in euros.
Among the sanctions is a ban on investments in projects financed jointly with the Russian Direct Investment Fund. Moreover, since March 2, the European Union has banned the broadcasting of the Russia Today TV channel and the work of the Sputnik agency in the community.
Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia.” Putin explained that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.”
You can follow the chronicle of events around Ukraine on March 2 here.
Source: Rosbalt
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