Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has imposed sanctions against Syrian President Bashar Assad, reports Tass.
Restrictions were also imposed on 300 individuals and 141 legal entities, most of them Russian citizens.
The list includes Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad and a number of Iranian citizens.
The document, uploaded to the presidential website on Saturday, clarifies that Assad is subject to the blocking of assets and a number of other measures.
Among the blacklisted legal entities are Russian research and production and shipbuilding enterprises and aviation industry companies, including the Kalashnikov and Almaz-Antey concerns, and Ural plant. Several Iranian firms are mentioned.
The sanctions envisage the freezing of assets, restrictions on trade and transit of resources, a ban on participation in privatization in Ukraine, the suspension of economic and financial obligations, and revocation of Ukrainian state awards.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
