The relevant document is posted on the website of the Ukrainian government.
As indicated in Resolution No. 624, this decision is aimed at protecting the Ukrainian "essential security interests in emergencies in international relations."
“This resolution comes into force on the day of its publication and is valid until the Russian Federation cancels discriminatory and / or unfriendly actions against Ukraine,” the document says.
Earlier, the representative of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in the Cabinet of Ministers, Andrei Gerus, said that the Ukrainian government introduced special duties on imports of Russian diesel fuel and liquefied gas.
According to him, the special duty on diesel fuel supplied by pipelines will be 3.75% from August 1, 2019 and 4.0% from October 1, 2019. The special duty on the supply of liquefied gas will be 1.75% from August 1 and 3.0% from October 1.
On June 1, a Russian government decree banning the supply of coal, oil and petroleum products to Ukraine came into force.
Oleg Morozov, a member of the Federation Council’s international affairs committee, commented on the Russian ban in an interview with FAN.