Ural Airlines and Russian airports operator feature in latest EU sanctions list
Several Russian air transport companies including Ural Airlines and the airports operator Novaport have been newly included in a revised European Union list of sanctioned enterprises. The European Commission unveiled an updated package of restrictive measures – imposed over the Ukrainian conflict – on 24 June. Ural Airlines, which is based in Ekaterinburg, is accused of “supporting materially” the conflict by transporting military personnel during mobilization. The Commission adds that Ural Airlines established a “special ticket-selling scheme” with the Russian ministry of defence. Novaport operates, or has interests in, over 20 Russian airports, among them facilities in Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Perm and Kaliningrad. But the Commission states that some of the airports are in shared use with the Russian air force, while others support commercial flights to the Crimean city of Simferopol – a Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia. Outsize freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group, and several of its senior figures and shareholders, has been included on the sanctions list. The Commission claims the company has been “playing a crucial role” in serving the Russian military-industrial complex through provision of air transport services.<br/>
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Ural Airlines and Russian airports operator feature in latest EU sanctions list
Several Russian air transport companies including Ural Airlines and the airports operator Novaport have been newly included in a revised European Union list of sanctioned enterprises. The European Commission unveiled an updated package of restrictive measures – imposed over the Ukrainian conflict – on 24 June. Ural Airlines, which is based in Ekaterinburg, is accused of “supporting materially” the conflict by transporting military personnel during mobilization. The Commission adds that Ural Airlines established a “special ticket-selling scheme” with the Russian ministry of defence. Novaport operates, or has interests in, over 20 Russian airports, among them facilities in Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Perm and Kaliningrad. But the Commission states that some of the airports are in shared use with the Russian air force, while others support commercial flights to the Crimean city of Simferopol – a Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia. Outsize freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group, and several of its senior figures and shareholders, has been included on the sanctions list. The Commission claims the company has been “playing a crucial role” in serving the Russian military-industrial complex through provision of air transport services.<br/>