Consultants to Russian Oil, Including PR and Advertising, Targeted in Fresh Sanctions

Consultants to Russian Oil, Including PR and Advertising, Targeted in Fresh Sanctions
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks at a news conference after a meeting with her counterparts from the Baltic region on June 2, 2022, in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Advertising and public-relations agencies have been banned for working for Russian oil and gas firms as part of a new wave of sanctions designed to increase pressure on the Putin regime.

The latest round of sanctions following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine includes a ban on the export of services, including engineering and accounting, to Russia’s oil, gas and chemical industry.