<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed a decree introducing sanctions against Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov and 118 others, according to a document published on the website of Ukraine's presidential office on Saturday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The sanctions were also introduced, among others, against opera singer Anna Netrebko, philosopher Alexander Dugin, General Director of the Rossiya Segodnya media group Dmitry Kiselyov, Editor-in-Chief of the RT TV channel Margarita Simonyan, political scientists, singers and actors. The list also includes several Ukrainian citizens.</div><div><br></div><div>The sanctions include blocked bank accounts, the suspension of economic and financial obligations, the cessation of cultural exchanges and cooperation, a ban on entering Ukraine, the revocation of Ukrainian state awards and others. These restrictions will be in effect for ten years.</div><div><br></div><div>In December 2022, Zelensky introduced sanctions against seven priests of the canonic Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>