The State Duma found an excuse for Sberbank’s refusal to enter Crimea
The refusal of Sberbank of Russia to open branches in Crimea does not fall under the provisions of the law on responsibility for Western sanctions, which today was unanimously adopted in the first reading by the State Duma of the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
This was stated from the rostrum of parliament by the first deputy chairman of the United Russia faction, Andrei Isaev.
“As for resolving issues about opening something, concluding complex transactions, this should be regulated not by criminal law, but by political will,” Isaev said.
He clarified that in order to attract Sberbank and other companies that refuse to work in Crimea, another law will be required.
“It is an important topic that some companies can generally comply with sanctions. This should be regulated by another bill - on administrative liability - which will establish fines for companies that comply with sanctions in Russia. I believe that such fines should be quite high. We are talking about millions of rubles. This is not jaywalking,” Isaev said.
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