MOSCOW, Feb 26People's Artist of the Russian Federation and State Duma deputy Dmitry Pevtsov told RIA Novosti that he experiences only positive emotions from being on the EU sanctions list. On Saturday, February 26, Pevtsov was included in the list of restrictive measures of the European Union, this is stated in a document published in the official journal EU. EU restrictions will be the same as for other individuals who are on the lists — they relate to the freezing of assets. It is noted that Pevtsov fell under sanctions due to the fact that he voted for the ratification of agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with the DPR and LPR. «You know, it's very nice to be under sanctions along with people like Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov, Mikhail Mishustin, as well as next to my colleagues who voted for an appeal to the president on the recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR. And also for the ratification of the president's decisions on this matter. Positive emotions, I am very happy about this, «Pevtsov said. He also added that he has no foreign assets. «I have no assets — no real estate, no money abroad. Everything I have is located on the territory of the Russian Federation,» Pevtsov emphasized. jpg» />10:44Latvia will add Nikolai Baskov to the list of undesirablesRussian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, which declared independence from Kyiv back in 2014, and on February 24 Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to fellow citizens, Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action,” as the Donbass republics asked for help. According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on the evening of February 25, the Russian army disabled 211 Ukrainian military infrastructure facilities. In response, Western countries imposed another anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. Several major Russian banks, including Sberbank and VTB, fell under the new restrictions. A number of state-owned companies found it difficult to attract foreign capital. Sanctions have been imposed on the supply of high-tech products to Russia. Germany has stopped certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Great Britain has closed flights for Aeroflot.
