Russia’s top lender has asked Kiev to unblock the operation of its
branches.
MOSCOW, March 16. /TASS/. Russia’s top lender Sberbank considers the actions of the authorities of Ukraine against the banks with Russian capital operating in the country, discriminatory and politically motivated and asks Kiev to unblock the operation of the bank's branches, an official with the press service of Sberbank told reporters.
MOSCOW, March 16. /TASS/. Russia’s top lender Sberbank considers the actions of the authorities of Ukraine against the banks with Russian capital operating in the country, discriminatory and politically motivated and asks Kiev to unblock the operation of the bank's branches, an official with the press service of Sberbank told reporters.
"We
are disappointed by the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to impose
sanctions on PJSC Sberbank (Ukraine) and consider this decision discriminatory,
politically motivated and not caused by any actions of our subsidiary bank that
violate the laws of Ukraine," the official said.
"We appeal to the President of Ukraine to restore the law and order, to unblock the central and other divisions of the bank and provide normal conditions for the bank's servicing of its clients. These are several tens of thousands of Ukrainian legal entities and more than a million private clients who are citizens of Ukraine," the bank said.
On
Thursday, Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko imposed sanctions against five
banks with Russian state capital operating in the Ukrainian market, according
to the president’s press service.
Sanctions
were introduced after the decision of the National Security and Defense Council
of Ukraine adopted the day before. Restrictions are introduced for a year
against Sberbank, VS Bank, Prominvestbank, VTB Bank and BM Bank.
Sanctions
include a ban on withdrawal of funds outside of Ukraine, as well as payment of
dividends, interest, return of interbank deposits and loans, funds from
correspondent accounts of subordinated debt. The ban also concerns distribution
of profits and capital of these five banks. At the same time, restrictions,
according to the National Bank of Ukraine, do not prohibit settlements between
residents of Ukraine and their counterparties who have accounts in the parent
structures.
Source: ITAR-TASS 17-03-2017
