PM says Government prohibits Aeroflot flights to Ukraine and use of Russian software in government agencies

Under the NSDC’s decision, the Ukraine’s Government comes to a resolution to ban flights of Russian airlines, primarily Aeroflot and Transaero companies to Ukraine - Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk stated at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, 25 September.

The Cabinet of Ministers also prohibits transit flights of Russian airlines via Ukraine, "if they contain military goods, dual use or Russian military manpower."

He asked to inform the Russian side about this decision, "Russian aircraft with Russian tricolor have nothing to do in Ukrainian airports."

Arseniy Yatsenyuk also noted that, according to the NSDC’s decision, there is a direct ban on the use of Russian software. He noted that it was particularly about Kaspersky Lab software. The Head of the Government instructed the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine to immediately disable the program’s updating, stop its acquisition as well as use in government agencies.

"There is a clear demand to all executive agencies - to prohibit participation in public procurement those companies subject to sanctions in order to prevent them from having access to the budgetary resources of the country," said Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

The Prime Minister reminded that the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, enacted by the Decree of the President of Ukraine, imposed personal sanctions on certain entities of the Russian Federation: "The first steps have been already undertaken, first of all, it concerns Ukrzaliznytsia."

"The Government insists on the immediate application of sanctions set out by the decision of the National Security Council," he stressed.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk addressed the Sanctions Committee to continuously monitor the implementation of sanctions. If necessary, he pointed out, - it is possible to change and expand the NSDC decision with additional names and companies.

"The responsibility for sanctions lies personally on the heads of central executive bodies and directors of the state-owned enterprises. The head of each executive agency should provide full implementation of the decision of the National Security and Defense," the Prime Minister emphasised.