EU sanctions more Russians
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A VETERAN Russian singer who voiced support for Russia’s annexation of Crimea has been subjected to EU sanctions in a new blacklist published by the European Union on Monday.
Moscow said the EU had “contradict(ed) common sense” by imposing new sanctions one day after the start of a cease-fire in the conflict between Kiev and Russian-backed rebels.
Iosif, or Joseph, Kobzon, 77, is the best known name on the list that imposes asset freezes and travel bans on 19 people and nine organizations, including two Russian deputy defense ministers.
They join scores of Russians and Ukrainians already under EU sanctions that also hit Russia’s defense, energy and finance sectors.
Kobzon, sometimes considered Russia’s answer to Frank Sinatra, is also a long-time member of parliament and was added to the sanctions list because he had “visited the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists,” the EU’s Official Journal said.
Kobzon was born in Donetsk, the center of the rebellion against Kiev’s rule, when it was part of the Soviet Union.
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