The MP from UKROP Vitaliy Kupriy has published on his Facebook page a list of Ukrainian state companies and institutions that use the Russian banks’ services. Among them are, in particular, such state giants as Ukrainian Railways, Ukrenergo, Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Ukrainian State Space Agency, a number of coal enterprises and Ukroboronprom structures. The companies from the list are served by the financial institutions controlled by the Russian Federation, together with their salary projects, open accounts and money on them, credit lines and debts. Among the banks that provide services to the Ukrainian government structures are Sberbank, Prominvestbank, Alfa-Bank, BM Bank, VTB Bank.
“This means not only that our state companies depend on the aggressor country, but it is also a real threat to the national security of Ukraine,” stressed Vitaliy Kupriy. The MP has also called on the authorities to put an end to this situation, because it is shameful.
It is to be recalled, in November last year Vitaliy Kupriy registered in the Verkhovna Rada a draft resolution “On termination of cooperation between state or municipal companies and banks of the aggressor country”(№ 5383). According to him, Ukraine should use this mechanism of influence on the Russian Federation, as extension of sanctions does not have the desired impact. The draft resolution proposes to recommend the Cabinet of Ministers to forbid cooperation between state or municipal companies and subsidiaries of Russian banks, to check out accounts of such enterprises and institutions in the banks controlled by the Russian Federation. Afterwards, the NBU should provide refinancing of the Ukrainian banks that are willing to take on credit obligations of state and municipal enterprises in the Russian financial institutions. In addition, all state and municipal property in Ukraine should be released of the Russian banks pledge.
