The CEC has ordered Kosovo banks to freeze the assets of persons from Russia found in the EU's “blacklist”

The Republic of Kosovo has joined measures by the European Union and the United States for imposing sanctions on about 650 individuals who are mainly Russian businessman and politician.

The Kosovo Central Bank has obliged all banks in Kosovo to freeze the assets of those in Kosovo banks, writes Periscopi.com.

In the CEC, they have not indicated the number of people who could have frozen funds at banks, but have confirmed they are implementing the decision made by the government.

The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo acts according to decision No. 0164 of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo for imposing sanctions in line with sanctions imposed by the United States and the Council of the European Union. For sanctions imposed by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo have also been informed of the BEC's licensed banks exercising their activity on the territory of the Republic of Kosovo, which are obliged to implement”, said of Periscope, Serial Ahmeti, spokesman in the BQ.

On February 25th, the Government of Kosovo made the decision to drive assets into the Republic of Kosovo of individuals or sanctioned entities;

Travel ban on the territory of the Republic of Kosovo for sanctioned individuals;

Banning for individuals and entities in the Republic of Kosovo to make funds available, both direcially and indirectly, for individuals and sanctioned entities.

The list is composed of about 650 people. /Periscope. com