Blow on Russian media: In the EU, sanctions on Putin's friends will be imprisoned

The new package of restrictions involves freezing assets and a ban on issuing visas for the family of Media Magnat Yuri Kovalchuk. According to the US media, Kovalchuk was one of those who convinced the President of the Russian Federation of the need for invasion of Ukraine. The EU will add to the ninth package of sanctions against Russian businessman Yuri Kovalchuk, his wife Tatiana Kovalchuk and three other members of his family.

The sanctions will also affect the "National Media Group", which is controlled by Kovalchuk, reports Euobserver. The publication states that Tatiana Kovalchuk is the third richest woman in the Russian Federation. Her wealth is estimated at $ 600 million. In addition, the wife of the Russian Media Magnat is one of the owners of the ski resort, in which the daughter of Vladimir Putin celebrated her wedding.

Among the TV channels belonging to Yuri Kovalchuk are the "First Channel", "Ren TV", "Fifth Channel", STS, "Izvestia" and other well-known media sites. The EU intends to impose restrictions on the "TV-Novosti" and a strategic culture fund. In addition, the European Union intends to withdraw licenses for broadcasting in NTV, NTV-Mir, "Russia 1" and Ren TV. The source says that the mentioned Russian media justify hostilities in Ukraine.

The EU is accused of the media of "gross distortion and manipulation of facts. " Earlier, the American edition of The Wall Street Journal mentioned that Yuri Kovalchuk has been talking with Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent years. According to Russian journalist Mikhail Zigar, Kovalchuk influenced Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. Recall that the European Union can impose sanctions on members of Ramzan Kadyrov family.

The restrictions will be related to the daughters of Chechnya, as well as his cousin. Focus also wrote that the United States had imposed sanctions against officials from the Presidential Administration and CEC members. The sanctions are dedicated to the International Corruption Day, celebrated on December 9 and Human Rights. We also reported that the US State Department has imposed sanctions against the head of the district administrative court of Kyiv Pavel Vovk.