A top European court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Russian missile-maker Almaz-Antey against EU sanctions imposed for its role in the Ukraine conflict.
As the crisis deepened in 2014, the European Union imposed asset freezes and travel bans on Russian and Ukrainian individuals and entities held responsible for supporting pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine.
The Luxembourg-based General Court, second only to the European Court of Justice, said it dismissed the appeal because Almaz-Antey had not shown the EU acted disproportionately.
As an arms manufacturer for the Russian government, which “itself supplies weapons to the separatists in Eastern Ukraine, Almaz-Antey materially supports actions …read more
Source: Al-Manar TV
