The European Union has imposed new sanctions against 22 Russian banks, as well as a number of industrial enterprises and foreign companies cooperating with Russia.
T-Bank, Yandex Bank, Ozon Bank, Surgutneftegazbank, Severgazbank, Energotransbank, Bank "St. Petersburg", Dom.RF, Finam, Tsentrokredit, Metkombank, Genbank, Bystrobank, Tatsotsbank, Zenit, Transstroybank, Expobank, Loko-Bank, Lanta-Bank, Bank-131, and Rostfinance Bank were among those sanctioned.
The sanctions only apply within the European Union, but according to a source, the applications of these banks may be removed from the Apple App Store in the coming days. Users are advised to download the necessary applications in advance and save their backups.
Most credit organizations did not comment on the situation.
For the first time, banks associated with technology companies have been subject to European sanctions: Yandex Bank and Ozon Bank are included in the list. The restrictions also affected four Belarusian and two Chinese banks, which is a new step in the EU's sanctions policy.
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