The court of the European Union registered a claim of the Russian Bank VTB, which challenges the punishment of the EU, evidenced by the register of registered documents of the court.

Claim message was registered on October 24. In the record it is stated that the plaintiff challenges the EU Council decision on the introduction of penalties. Documentation on the suit filed in English. Other details of the Court until does not.

After a few weeks, to a maximum of two months after the registration of the complaint Details of the claim published published in the journal of the EU. According to the press service of the court, the procedure for challenging punishments Usually takes from 2 up to three years, but has the ability to be longer if the case will be difficult.

Sberbank, VTB and Vnesheconombank first stated that filed lawsuits at the European Court of justice with a request to cancel the decision of the EU Council on the introduction of prohibitive measures. Data on registration of the claim of Sberbank appeared in the register on the first day of the week. According to the press service of the court, the office may require two to three working days to submit the data.

The U.S. and European Union have imposed sanctions against a number of the largest Russian financial institutions. American and European investors are prohibited from issuing fresh loans to Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Russian agricultural Bank and Vnesheconombank for a period of more than 30 days, and also acquire their shares and bonds of the new releases with a maturity of more than 30 days.

in addition, the EU and the US imposed sanctions against Russian oil and gas sector. The European Union, for example, has restricted an access to their capital markets to a number of Russian organizations in which Rosneft, Transneft and Gazprom Neft. First Tuesday in " Gazprom Neft " Last news said that the Company also filed a lawsuit in the European Court of justice. In early October, the European Court of justice has already filed two lawsuits of people by name Rotenberg (English and French) and a lawsuit from Rosneft.


The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.

A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -

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