Poland Sanctions People, Companies for Ties to Russia, Belarus
Poland on Oct. 10 sanctioned Armen Harutyunyan, who it said manages companies that export nitrogen fertilizers from Belarus to Poland and other EU countries. Harutyunyan is or was the owner or controller of Polish company TST PL, United Arab Emirates-based World Chem Trading Co. and Belarus-based Technospetstrading, Poland said. He's also the indirect owner of Belarus-based Technospetstradingexport LLC.
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Poland earlier this month sanctioned other people with ties to Belarus or Russia, including Veranika Pental, a Belarusian citizen who it said has tried to ship goods to Russia to strengthen the "industrial capacity of the Russian Federation." Others sanctioned include Alexandr Mashensky, who Poland said has ties to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. "His business activities remain unclear and heavily marked by controversy and close ties to Belarus," Poland said.