Russia bans exports of oil and petroleum products to Ukraine

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated this at a meeting of the Russian Cabinet on Thursday, TASS News Agency reports.

"[The Russian Government] bans exports of Russian oil and petroleum products to Ukraine," the prime minister said.

Medvedev also announced expansion of the ban on imports of some Ukrainian goods.

"I have signed a government decree on this issue. We are expanding the ban on imports of certain types of goods to Russia, which will be applied to Ukrainian engineering products, consumer goods, metal products, the cost of which totaled almost USD 250 million last year," he said.

The document "determines a list of goods that can be exported to Ukraine only on the basis of separate decisions from June 1." "This category includes fuel and energy products, including coal, oil and petroleum products," he said.

According to the State Fiscal Service, Ukraine imported oil products worth USD 1.109 billion in January-March 2019.

As reported, Russia previously imposed sanctions on Ukrainian companies and individuals. Then 245 individuals and 7 legal entities were included in the sanctions list. As a result of expanding the list, 567 individuals and 75 legal entities are currently under restrictions.