The new measures concern the ban on the purchase, import or transportation of gold and gold products from Russia, reports "Nastoyachese vremya".

Services related to these goods are also prohibited.



Sanctions also include freezing the assets of Sberbank, which will now be prohibited from providing funds, economic resources and technical services.



The Swiss government also accepted the exceptions made earlier by the EC: the operations of state-owned companies connected with the supply of food and fertilizers to the world market and the transportation of oil to third countries are removed from the sanctions.

This decision of the EC was related to guaranteeing food and energy security.

In addition, sanctions were imposed against 54 Russian citizens and nine companies.

The list of persons and organizations against which Switzerland has imposed sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine completely coincides with the list of the EU, according to the press release.



The first deputy prime minister of Russia

Andrei

Belavusov, State Duma deputy from Chechnya

Adam Delimkhanov

, Moscow mayor

Sergei Sobyanin

, actors

Vladimir Mashkov

and

Sergei Bezrukov

, the Night Wolves bike club and its leader

Alexander Zaldostanov

(" Surgeon"), governor of the Kemerovo Region

Siarhei Tsivilev

, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President

Maria Lvova-Bialova

, "Uniarmia" movement and others.

  • According to the Vedamasti publication, in 2021, 346.4 tons of gold were produced in Russia, gold exports from Russia amounted to 302.2 tons, that is, supplies abroad accounted for 83-87% of the gold produced in the country.

    The largest buyer of Russian gold last year, according to the FMS, was Great Britain, which bought 266.1 tons (88% of all exports).

    Russia exported more than 8 tons of the precious metal to Kazakhstan, 7.3 tons to Switzerland, 5.7 tons to India, and 5.5 tons to Germany.

  • Canada, Great Britain, Japan and the USA have previously banned the import of gold from Russia.