Russian Embassy in Greece “concerned” over the freezing of bank accounts. Credit: Russian Embassy, AthensThe Russian Embassy in Greece said Wednesday it was “concerned” about reports it had received from Russian citizens in the country who said that their bank accounts have been frozen, “without any warning or written notification.”
“In some cases, families of Russian citizens are deprived of their only source of income,” the embassy said.
Greece began freezing assets of Russian citizens named on an international list for sanctions sent to all European Union countries in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in mid-March.
EU package of sanctions against Russia
The European Union started to impose sanctions on Russia on 23 February 2022 in response to Moscow’s decision to recognize the independence of the non-government-controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
The package included:
- sanctions against 351 members of the Russian State Duma who voted in favor of the recognition
- sanctions against an additional 27 individuals and entities
- restrictions on economic relations with the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
- restrictions on the ability of the Russian state and government to access the EU’s capital and financial markets and services
