OREANDA-NEWS. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved and submitted to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine sanctions against those involved in the construction of the Crimean Bridge. These are 24 legal entities and individuals. The document is published on the government's website.

Legal entities will be prohibited from using property in Ukraine, withdrawing capital and conducting export-import operations. Individuals will be prohibited from entering Ukraine, disposing of property on it's territory, privatizing and renting state property. The sanctions are provided for a five-year period.

«The Government of Ukraine will respond to any actions of persons who threaten to violate Ukrainian sovereignty! We call on the representatives of the Russian occupation authorities and their accomplices to think about the inevitability of punishment», said Deputy Minister for Reintegration Igor Yaremenko.

If the sanctions are adopted, Ukraine will notify international organizations, the governments of the United States and the European Union so that they consider the possibility of similar measures.