Some 77.88 million euros and $9.46 million (8.9 million euros) in Russian and Belarusian companies’ funds have been frozen in Lithuania so far, the Interior Ministry said on December 28, citing data from the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT).
FNTT imposed sanctions on 16 legal and natural persons on December 20, freezing the funds of nine Russian companies and six companies and one natural person from Belarus.
According to FNTT, the amount frozen in the Russian companies’ accounts totals more than 42.97 million euros and $1.78 million. The amount of funds frozen in the accounts of the Belarusian companies and one individual totals 34.91 million euros and $7.68 million.
The 16 sanctioned companies include Inter RAO Lietuva, Lifosa, EuroChem Logistics International, PhosAgro Baltic, Vydmantai Wind Park, IDS Borjomi Europe, etc. (LRT/Business World Magazine)