7/7/2025 — Zelenskyy signs new sanctions targeting Russian crypto, defense financing

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the new package includes sanctions against 60 legal entities and 73 Russian citizens. (Photo: president.gov.ua)

From: New Voice of Ukraine Author: Alex Stezhensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new package of sanctions aimed at disrupting Russia’s financial schemes, including the use of cryptocurrency. He announced the move in a video address posted on his Telegram channel.

Zelenskyy said the sanctions were imposed at the request of Ukraine’s National Bank and reflect both a domestic initiative and coordination with international partners.

“Just through one company — now on the sanctions list — and only since the beginning of this year, meaning before sanctions were in place, the Russians moved several billion dollars, mostly for the needs of their military-industrial complex,” Zelenskyy said.

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