Ukraine has imposed new sanctions on Iran for a period of 50 years in response to what Ukranian government sees as Iran’s role in aiding Russia’s invasion by supplying weapons to them.
The move, announced by Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday, May 30, includes a ban on exports of what was called military and dual-use goods to Iran and the suspension of economic and financial obligations in favor of residents of Iran.
The sanctions also ban Iranian goods from transiting through Ukraine and bar Iranian aircraft from flying through Ukraine’s airspace.
Russia has ramped up attacks on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv this month (May) with Iran-manufactured Shahed drones, resulting in destruction of infrastructure and civilian deaths.
Recently, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky had asked the Iranian people not be accomplices in Russian terror.
He disclosed that his forces had shot down about 900 of more than 1,160 drones used against Ukraine — figures that have likely risen during Russia barrage of aerial attacks in the days since.
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