Ukrainian parliament adopts 50-year Iran sanctions bill

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukrainian legislators have approved a bill imposing 50 years of sanctions on Iran over its supply of drones to Russia, a lawmaker said.

Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram Monday that the parliament, also known as the Verkhovna Rada, approved the bill with 328 votes in favor of the measures.

The bill completely bans trade with Iran, as well as the transit of resources, flights, and other transportation bound for Iran through the territory of Ukraine, and freezes assets held by residents of Iran, according to local news agency Ukinform.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted the draft bill to the Verkhovna Rada on Sunday, according to Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, further saying that the draft bill serves to "approve the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC)."

The NSDC's decision was put into effect by a presidential decree on Saturday.