Sanctions of Ukraine against Russia

2022: Imposition of sanctions against companies, including Sogaz

On January 22, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky introduced the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on sanctions against Russian companies and citizens. In particular, the Sogaz company fell under them.

Sanctions of Ukraine involve blocking assets, stopping financial operations, preventing the withdrawal of capital outside the country. Restrictive measures were introduced for a period of five years.

The decree of the President of Ukraine notes that "the sanctions relate to the alienation of the premises of the Cathedral of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and Princess Olga in Simferopol, other places of worship, damage to church property and persecution of the community."

In total, 52 individuals and 24 legal entities fell under sanctions in January 2022, among them:

• Russian designer Artemy Lebedev;
• Permanent Representative of the President of Russia in the North Caucasus, former Prosecutor General Yury Chaika;
• Russian judges, including those of the Supreme Court;
• the head of the FSB directorate for Crimea and Sevastopol Leonid Mikhailyuk, and. about. Heads of the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Crimea and Sevastopol Vladimir Terentyev and other Crimean officials;
• Austrian citizens associated with the architectural bureau of COOP HIMMELB (L) AU Wolf D. Prix & Partner;
• companies Lenpromtransproekt, Insurance Business Group, Geozemstroy, Giproshakht, Giprogor and Krymsetenergoproekt.

Ukrainian sanctions against Russian companies and a number of officials are a gesture of despair and resentment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky against the reaction of American leader Joe Biden following negotiations with Russia, Adalbi Shkhagoshev, a member of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, told RIA Novosti. The parliamentarian called the sanctions not serious and added that they do not pose any real threat to Russia.^[1]

2021

Ukraine for the year did not let a record number of Russians

From the beginning of 2021 to December 21, Ukraine did not allow a record number of Russians - about 6.6 thousand. In 2020, 2.8 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation were denied entry across the border, then there was a significant reduction in tourist flow due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. This was announced by the speaker of the state border service of Ukraine Andriy Demchenko.

According to him, Russians are not allowed into Ukraine, including due to the fact that before that they visited the Crimea or Donbass. In addition to the ban on entering Ukraine, Russians who traveled to these regions may be subject to administrative or criminal punishment.

At checkpoints, control has been strengthened to identify persons who may pose a threat to our country, violated our legislation, and those who cannot explain the purpose of their journey. Most often refused entry for the following reasons:

• unconfirmed purpose of the trip;
• exceeding the length of stay;
• invalid documents;
• ban on entry to Ukraine.

Due to the ban on entry in 2021, 500 citizens of the Russian Federation were denied a pass. Foreign violators are banned from entering for 3 years. If they try to get into the country, despite the ban, they continue to 10 years. Many among those who are prohibited from entering, Russian musicians and artists who visited the Crimea.

Andriy Demchenko says that despite the fact that Russian artists are well aware that they violated the legislation of Ukraine, but are still trying to enter the country. Some are trying to destroy evidence of their stay on the peninsula: they remove photos, videos and messages on social networks.

In 2021, more than 600 thousand citizens left Ukraine and did not return. This was reported by TASS with reference to the Ukrainian monitoring service Opendatabot, which provides access to state data from the main public registers for citizens and business.^[2]

Sanctions against Group-IB and Reg.Ru

In early November 2021, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky imposed new sanctions against Russian companies and institutions, including:

• IB-company Group-IB;
• Reg.Ru Domain Name Registrar;
• Simferopol pre-trial detention center No. 1;
• shipyard "Sea" in Feodosia;
• Sevastopol Scientific and Technical Center "Impulse-2";
• Ukrainian airlines Hors and Camus Air;
• "Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines."

According to the document, restrictive measures have been introduced against 140 individuals and 50 legal entities. The new package of sanctions concerns citizens involved in the organization of elections to the State Duma  in Crimea  and the voting of residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics.

In addition, businessmen Alexander Shcheglov, Andrei, Sergey and Ivan Schneider and Andrei Veikulainen fell under restrictions. RBC Ukraine"" notes that they "tried to bring the MERE supermarket chain to the Ukrainian market." National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine banned the operation of chain stores in the country in mid-October 2021.

Sanctions imply blocking assets, restricting trade operations, a ban on transportation throughout Ukraine and a ban on participating in privatization and leasing state property.^[3] 

As the head of the State Duma Committee on the international delamleonid  Slutsky notes, actions  of Kiev  - the senseless step as elections are held under the Russian laws and such measure from Ukraine will not have any effect.

All this theatrical action is more reminiscent of waving fists after a fight, but in Kiev, it seems, they believe that all means are good for political PR, the parliamentarian argues.

The peninsula has been living for the eighth year according to Russian laws and is fully integrated into the legal field of the Russian Federation. No decrees of the President of Ukraine can change this, "said Slutsky in the Telegram channel.

Extension of sanctions against Russian IT companies and entrepreneurs

In May 2021, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree extending for three years sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities. Among them are representatives of the IT industry, for example, co-founder of Parus Corporation Alexei Fedorenko and founder of 1C Boris Nuraliev.

The number of companies that fell under sanctions included:

• payment systems WebMoney and PayMaster;
• Megasoft;
• Kaspersky Lab;
• "Dr.Web";
• Yandex;
• "1C";
• Inline Group.

The total number of individuals against whom sanctions are imposed in the decree of May 2021 is 674, legal entities - 138, while in the decree of three years ago - 1748 and 756, respectively.

Sanctions against individuals include measures such as asset blocking, restriction of trade operations, partial or complete cessation of the transit of resources, flights and transportation in the territory of Ukraine, preventing the withdrawal of capital outside Ukraine, suspending the fulfillment of economic and financial obligations, Revocation or suspension of licences and other permits, the receipt or availability of which is a condition for the performance of a particular activity, in particular, the cancellation or suspension of special permits for the use of subsoil.

Among the sanctions for legal entities are the same measures as for individuals, plus additional restrictions in the field of commercial activity. The decree also lists the domain names owned by companies - their Ukrainian providers are required to block.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the introduction of new sanctions by the Ukrainian side is "clearly not in the plane" of preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.^[4]

Ukraine lifted sanctions on the Ananyev brothers

On March 23, 2021 Ukraine , a decree appeared on the website of President Volodymyr Zelensky, lifting sanctions from ex-owners Promsvyazbank Dmitry and. Alexei Ananyev The brothers were included in the sanctions list in 2019 for three years. More. here

Sanctions against Russian manufacturers of medical equipment and medicines

In February 2021, Ukraine imposed sanctions against several Russian manufacturers of medical equipment and medicines. Among them are Biotek LLC, Pharmacist Plus JSC (Rostov supplier of pharmaceutical products), Hemojenix LLC (produces consumables for plasmapheresis and cytoplasmapheresis, as well as blood containers). More details here.

3-year ban on trade operations and transit of resources in Ukraine for IndaSoft and ISS-Soft (ISS)

In February 2021, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree imposing sanctions against the Russian companies Inda-soft and ISS-Soft (ISS). According to the document, those who fell under the sanctions of the LLC for 3 years are forbidden to carry out trade operations and transit of resources in Ukraine. In addition, they revoked licenses and rights to intellectual property. They are also prohibited from withdrawing capital outside Ukraine. More details here.

2019

Sanctions against online bookstores from Russia

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expanded sanctions against Russian organizations and individuals. The new sanctions list was adopted on the basis of a decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC)^[5]

Among others, the list included Russian book publishers: Eksmo, AST, Yauza, Yauza-Press, Book World and Peter Publishing House. Also on the list were online stores selling books: "Озон.ру," "Litres" and "Лабиринт.ру."

Poroshenko's decree prohibits conducting trade transactions with these persons and fulfilling economic and financial obligations to them. In terms of online stores, providers are also forbidden to provide access to their sites.

Ukraine imposed sanctions against 294 companies and 848 Russian citizens

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko introduced the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) about additional personal sanctions against Russia, the relevant decree^[6]) on the website of the head of state ^[7]].

The National Security Council previously approved the decision to impose new sanctions against Russia. We are talking about measures in relation to both legal entities and individuals, including companies, politicians, businessmen and employees of law enforcement agencies. The NSDC believes that these people and companies "actively supported or contributed to aggressive actions against Ukraine."

The press service of the council said that sanctions were imposed on 294 legal entities and 848 individuals. We are talking about those who, in the opinion of the council:

• participated in the construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait;
• involved in the "armed attack and seizure of Ukrainian military boats";
• organized and contributed to the "pseudo-elections" in the territory of Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics;
• "defiantly violated Ukrainian law," which concerns visiting the territory of the Crimean peninsula;
• distributed publishing "products of anti-Ukrainian content";
• illegally obtained and used a museum collection belonging to Ukraine.

Ukrainian restrictions included citizens of South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Greece, Spain, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil and Germany, who worked as observers in the elections to the LPR and DPR in November 2018. Sanctions against them provide, in particular, the blocking of assets. Ukraine stated that it considers the elections illegitimate. About 50 representatives of 14 countries spoke as observers.

The list also includes:

• the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin,
• ex-co-owners Promsvyazbank Alexey Dmitry and Ananievs,
• the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov,
• Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin,
• Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak,
• the authorized representative of the LPR at the negotiations in Minsk Vladislav Deinego,
• First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Vladimir Kozhin,
• ex-head of RZHDVladimir Yakunin,
• Assistant to the President of Russia Andrei Fursenko,
• Rear Admiral Sergei Stankevich, head of the FSB border department for Crimea.

Sanctions against four banks with Russian capital have also been extended. Previously, sanctions were imposed against Sberbank, the Joint Stock Commercial Industrial and Investment Bank, VTB Bank and BM Bank.

2018

In Ukraine, began to block Russian media sites

In Ukraine, they began to block the resources of the Russia Today and RIA Novosti Ukraine MIA. It is reported on May 29, 2018 by RIA Novosti.

"Pursuant to the decree of the President of Ukraine of May 15, 2017, access to the resource is limited," such an inscription appears when trying to go to the site. Access to R-Sport, VGTRK, NTV and REN TV sites is also blocked.

By decree of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on May 24, Kiev included the Russia Today and RIA Novosti Ukraine MIA in the updated list of sanctions. According to the document, Internet service providers have to block access to the websites Россиясегодня.рф, Sputniknews.com, Ria.ru, Rsport.ria.ru, 1prime.ru, Realty.ria.ru, Riarating.ru, Inosmi.ru, Ria.ru/sn/, Rian.com.ua.

Ukraine banned Webmoney

Sanctions provide for the blocking of assets (temporary restriction of a person's right to use and dispose of owned property), restriction of trade operations, prevention of the withdrawal of capital outside Ukraine, suspension of the performance of economic and financial obligations, cancellation or suspension of licenses and other permits, the receipt (availability) of which is a condition for the implementation of a certain type of activity.

Other sanctions apply to WebMoney, including a ban on issuing permits, licenses of the National Bank of Ukraine to invest in a foreign country, placing currency values ​ ​ on accounts and deposits on the territory of a foreign state, on the import and export of currency values ​ ​ from Ukraine, a ban on registration of NBUs of a participant in the international payment system, a ban on the transfer of technology, rights to intellectual property objects.

Also, as part of the sanctions, Ukrainian Internet providers are forbidden to provide access to Internet users to WebMoney resources and services, including 40 subdomains associated with the payment system.

Blocked in Ukraine "Vkontakte" and "Yandex" remain popular

Despite the blocking of VKontakte and Yandex - the most popular resources in Ukraine. This was confirmed by studies that were conducted to identify the most popular resources in the country. Earlier this was stated by the Internet Association of Ukraine^[8].

In terms of popularity, the first place is taken, Google then goes, Youtube Facebook by VKontakte (monthly audience coverage - 39%) and Yandex (monthly audience coverage - 38%). Remain popular "" and Schoolmates. Mail.ru

2017

Ban on Russian IT-Business in Ukraine. We estimate the scale of the disaster

On May 16, 2017, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko by his decree introduced the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on sanctions against Russian companies and their subsidiaries in Ukraine. In total, 468 legal entities were on the sanctions list, of which 81 were related to the IT sphere^[9]. TAdviser talked with a number of companies on the sanctions list, and assessed the extent of the impact of sanctions on their business. More details - in a separate article:

• Ban on Russian IT-Business in Ukraine. We estimate the scale of the disaster

The Internet Association of Ukraine estimated the cost of blocking Russian sites at $1 billion

According to Alexander Fedienko, chairman of the board of the Internet Association of Ukraine (InAU), ensuring sanctions against VKontakte and Odnoklassniki social networks, as well as VK (formerly Mail.ru Group), Yandex and their services, will cost Ukraine $1 billion, and it will take about two years to implement the task. "If we are talking about the current presidential decree, it must be implemented when it comes into effect. If we are talking about further actions, then it takes a year - two or more and somewhere within the state $1 billion, "he said the^[10].

Speaking about the access closure mechanism, Fedienko noted that most likely the blocking of the entire autonomous system on which these sites and other platforms that are not listed in the sanctions document will be applied. As he explained, "the user will ultimately be deprived not only of access to networks such as VKontakte, but to other platforms that were in this system." According to the head of InAU, over time, users will be able to bypass the blocking.

Yandex: Ukraine's sanctions are directed against its own citizens

"Unfortunately, the decision of the Ukrainian authorities concerns not only us. These are sanctions against 11 million Ukrainian users who choose our services every month, and against thousands of Ukrainian organizations that use our technologies and services to develop their businesses. The business of the Yandex group of companies, of course, is very large, and sanctions will not have a negative impact on it, "the statement said Yandex."

Valentin Petrov, head of the information security service of the NSDC apparatus, said in May 2017 that Yandex Services is information about the state of roads, capacity and congestion of all roads in Ukraine online. "If you need to plan any offensive, breakthrough, or some other actions, then you will not come up with a better situation. We don't need agents, scouts, even satellites. We give everything ourselves, "said Petrov

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EU warned Ukraine

The EU representative office in Ukraine issued a statement in which it warned the country's authorities against excessive "tightening of nuts." This was reported in May by the UNIAN agency.

- We realize that the protection of national security is the prerogative of the Ukrainian government. However, we expect the authorities to take steps to ensure that restrictive measures adopted on the basis of national security will not have a negative impact on the fundamental right to freedom of opinion, the document says.

The European Union is also waiting for further explanations from the Ukrainian authorities about the new restrictions, including how much they will act.

Human Rights Watch urged Poroshenko to remove the blocking of Russian sites

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to immediately cancel the decree on blocking Russian sites. This is stated in a statement by the expert of the organization for Ukraine Tanya Cooper^[11].

According to Cooper, what happened is "another example of" with what ease "President Poroshenko is illegally trying to control public discourse in Ukraine." "Poroshenko may try to justify his last step, but this is a cynical, politically profitable attack on the right to receive information, affecting millions of Ukrainians, their personal and professional lives," Cooper said. It also called on Ukraine to take all necessary measures to protect freedom of speech and information in the country.

DPR calls for Ukrainian developers "1C" left without work

The authorities of the unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) decided to create a technopark. As the Minister of Communications of the Republic Viktor Yatsenko told CNews, the authorities took such a step after Ukraine imposed sanctions on Russian IT companies, which should result in the loss of work by many Ukrainian^[12] programmers^[13]

In Ukraine, now 900 thousand users of 1C products, the number of relevant developers Yatsenko estimates at 2 thousand. The DPR authorities are ready to offer them work in a new technology park. Investments of the Ministry of Communications of the republic in the project will amount to 60 million rubles. According to Yatsenko, the need for a technology park is associated with the great need of Donbass industrial enterprises for corporate software. At the beginning of 2017, Ukrainian nationalists imposed a blockade on the DPR and another unrecognized republic - the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR).

Ex-deputy head of the Ministry of Finance on the ban on "1C": Tax checks expect collapse

According to the adviser to the Minister of Finance, the former deputy head of the Ministry of Finance Elena Makeeva, most accountants and Ukrainian companies use precisely 1C the alternatives to this product for the mass market To Ukraine ^[14]

"SAP, Oracle - ERP systems is not an alternative, because such products are very expensive and... not every accountant knows how to use them... Neither SAP nor other similar products in the base version have tax modules, so investment is more expensive to develop, "Makeeva is convinced.

The ex-deputy finance minister believes that the quality of tax checks will deteriorate, and when using unlicensed or sanctioned software, or you need to be ready for the visit of "guests."

As an alternative to banned software products, it is worth considering outsourcing accounting services, the expert writes. "Of course, this service is more expensive than a regular accountant. However, in the conditions of sharing economy, such a service, in the conditions of growing demand, can be significantly cheaper than the market itself, "she suggests.

"A good prospect to change the profession of accountant for those who are already tired of constant changes and tax checks... Return to Sheets - Wastelets, Excel. I am sure that the wages of such accountants will increase, there will not be many who want to return to Sovietization, "concludes the adviser to the minister

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Kiev blocks sites of Russian Internet companies and bans IT-Business "daughters"

On May 15, 2017, it became known about Kiev's plans to abandon the use of Russian electronics and software. The authorities of the Ukrainian capital are confident that this initiative will not require additional investment.

According to TASS, the Russian News Agency, citing the website of the Kiev municipality, the commission on transport, communications and advertising of the City Council, the department supported the draft ban on the use of software and telecommunications equipment that was developed or produced in Russia. The ban will apply to local executive bodies, local governments and utilities, institutions and organizations, the city council website says.

According to the draft decision,  in 2017, the City Council plans to develop  and implement its own software products that will be used by local authorities  and utilities.

We plan to apply a competitive transition, create our own  software. And the costs  of implementing the program will be even  less than  its annual maintenance,   the report says.

In September 2015, the Government of Ukraine, in accordance with the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, banned the use of software by Russian developers for whom sanctions were imposed. Then it was mainly about the Kaspersky Lab antivirus company. ^[15]

On May 16, 2017, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree expanding the list of Russian companies for which sanctions have been imposed. Among others, Yandex, Mail.ru and social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki got into it. The presidential decree instructs Ukrainian Internet providers to block many popular Russian Internet resources.

The decision to block VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and Yandex in Ukraine is due to the fact that personal data of service users "are stored in Russia, are in full possession and under the control of the Russian side." This was announced on the air of the TV channel "1 + 1" by the information security services of the apparatus of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Valentin Petrov. According to Petrov, the Federal Security Service "has full access to the personal data of users of Russian services." "We cannot put up with this, especially being in a state of hybrid war," Petrov said

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At a meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin tried to explain the reasons why sanctions were imposed on a number of Russian sites. According to the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Klimkin called this step "a response to the use of certain Russian Internet resources in the hybrid war against Ukraine." In addition, Klimkin thanked the Council of Europe for the program to promote reforms in Ukraine, which "is being implemented with the direct and significant support of the European Union."

The decree also deals with Kaspersky Lab, DrWeb, Abbyy, 1C, Galaxy, Parus, Ascona, NVision Group, Asteros, Ai-Teko, Softline, Corus Consulting, Letograf IT Consulting, etc.

Sanctions have been imposed both on the aforementioned Russian companies themselves and on their Ukrainian subsidiaries. In addition to them, dozens of Ukrainian IT companies that are implementing 1C and Parus products were on the sanctions lists: Alfa Com, Pershiy Bit, Skylan Software, Eurosoftprom, Softcorn and others.

Ukraine extended sanctions against Russian airlines

Ukraine extended sanctions against Russian airlines for a year. Russian carriers will be subject to "restrictions, partial or complete cessation of the transit of resources, flights and transportation in Ukraine."

The sanctions list approved by Petro Poroshenko, in addition to Aeroflot and UTair, included the airlines Rossiya and Siberia, VIM-AVIA, Gazprom Avia, Donavia, Kogalymavia, Orenburg Airlines, Flight, Red Wings,.

Economic sanctions against Sberbank, Gazprom structures, Rostec state corporation have also been extended.

2016

National Bank of Ukraine banned the use of Russian payment systems

4 electronic payment systems were banned: WebMoney, Yandex.Money, QIWI Wallet and Wallet one. The reason for this decision was the lack of coordination with the NBU of the provision of services.

The ban on use applies not only to members of the banking sector, but also to users.

The telegram of the National Bank of Ukraine, in particular, says: "Due to the fact that the rules for the use of electronic money indicated by the above trademarks were not agreed by the National Bank of Ukraine, the provision of services using these trademarks is prohibited to users."

It is also noted that the NBU has agreed on the work of the domestic WebMoney.UA settlement system.

The payment

service QIWI expressed surprise in connection with this statement by the NBU: "We are surprised to get into this list, since since 2012 QIWI has not been operating in Ukraine."

Earlier, several more Russian payment systems fell under the expanded sanctions of Ukraine, which entered into force on October 31. These included: "Golden Crown," Blizko, International money transfers "Leader," Anelik, "Unistream," "Hummingbird" (formerly "Blitz").

See also:

• Electronic payment systems in Russia
• Electronic payment systems in Ukraine
• Mobile Payment Services
• Payment terminals (instant payment systems)

Meanwhile, VKontakte launched money transfers to Ukraine, you can get a transfer to MasterCard and Maestro cards issued by Ukrainian banks.

"We are convinced that against the backdrop of news about the restriction of the work of some money transfer systems in Ukraine, our service will be in demand," the words of VKontakte e-commerce director Yuri Ivanov are quoted in a press release. According to him, until January 8 of next year, the social network and Mastercard organized a joint action in which "there is no commission when sending a transfer to Ukraine, and the recipient of the transfer is entitled to a gift." As Ivanov said, when transferring money through a social network, the recipient can accept them within five days.

Transfers are made in Russian rubles, and when credited to a card with an account in hryvnias or other currency, the exchange rate of the bank that issued the recipient's card is converted.

Ukraine excluded Kaspersky Lab from the sanctions list

Ukraine excluded Kaspersky Lab from the list of companies subject to restrictive measures in October, but left its subsidiary Kaspersky Lab Ukraine. The relevant decision contains in the decree of the president of Ukraine at number 467/2016 posted on the website of the head of state^[16][17].

Kaspersky Lab and its subsidiary have been on the list since September 2, 2015. The Russian developer of antivirus software "Dr.Web" still remains on the list. As noted in the document published on the website of the Presidential Administration, the reason for the imposition of sanctions against companies was actions that create real or potential threats to national interests and security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

According to the decree, the implementation of public procurement and the use by the state authorities of Ukraine of Kaspersky antivirus software solutions produced by Russian commercial structures is prohibited.

2015: Sanctions against Kaspersky Lab and SoundWeb

On September 16, 2015, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed an addendum to the decree banning the implementation of public procurement from several dozen companies, including the Russian Kaspersky Lab and Dr.Web.

According to RIA Novosti with reference to the official website of the head of Ukraine, 388 individuals  and 105 legal entities were sanctioned. The companies Doctor Web, Kaspersky Lab and its daughter on this list are prohibited from selling their products to state institutions and enterprises in Ukraine, since these decisions, as follows from Poroshenko's decree, pose a potential threat to the country's national security and contribute to terrorist activities.^[18]

According to IDC analysts for 2014, Kaspersky Lab's share in the Ukrainian antivirus market was 50%. The top three, which also included Dr.Web and Eset, controlled 80% of sales of this software in the country. In 2015, experts predict a 10 percent decrease in sales of antivirus software in Ukraine.

Earlier, Kaspersky Lab called Ukraine one of the leaders in the spread of computer viruses. In 2014, 47%  of local Internet users were attacked by malware, TASS News Agency of Russia reports.^[19]

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