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The Government of Kosovo today added to the list of sanctions against Russia, in line with the measures taken by the United States and the European Union against Moscow since the beginning of its aggression against Ukraine on February 24.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora in Kosovo, Kreshnik Ahmeti, stated at the executive meeting that Kosovo is aligned with US and EU policies on sanctions.
The package of sanctions also includes measures against Belarus. Kosovo sanctions provide for the freezing of the assets of the sanctioned in the territory of Kosovo, ban on operating in the Kosovo financial market, travel ban, and blocking access to funds for targeted persons.
In addition to these sanctions, the Government of Kosovo has agreed to restrictive measures against the Wagner group, which consists of mercenaries based in Russia.
“Individuals listed by the EU are involved in serious human rights abuses, including torture and extrajudicial executions.”said Ahmeti, referring to individuals affiliated with the Wagner group, who have been sanctioned by the European bloc.
The Kremlin claims Wagner is a private group, but he is considered close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mercenaries of this group are suspected of abuses in Mali, Libya and Syria. With the exception of Serbia, Kosovo and other Western Balkan countries have unhesitatingly supported Western sanctions against Russia.
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