The European Union has officially published a document on the new sanctions. There is nothing particularly surprising in it; the media had predicted the full list of companies in considerable detail: Rosneft, Transneft, Gazprom Neft, United Aircraft Corporation, Uralvagonzavod, and Rosoboronprom.
The list of individuals is more intriguing: both Zhiriks—the father and the son, Vasilyev (United Russia), Zhurova (United Russia), Melnikov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation), Levichev (A Just Russia), and several others.
I very much doubt that Melnikov has anything abroad. The Zhiriks, as we know, do own property overseas—in Dubai, but it is unclear whether they have anything in Europe.
Much more interesting, though, is our old acquaintance, old Babachello, the "poorest State Duma deputy." He, too, has made the list. And we know for certain that he owns the "Fox Vineyard" estate in France, registered in the names of his daughter and son (and, naturally, never declared).
The "servant of the people" also has a secret apartment in Paris, at 169 Rue de l'Université, Paris
In addition, as the media have repeatedly reported, Babachello has business interests in Eastern Europe (Slovakia, etc.).
We are very curious to see how events will unfold now. Let me remind you that, until now, imposing personal sanctions on private individuals has not led to any real consequences for them. We will see what happens this time.
EU officials have a fairly obvious option to "play dumb" and say: well, it does not belong to Babachello, but to his relatives. In other words, they can take the same position as our own authorities. Or they can handle the matter responsibly, establish the source of the funds used for the purchase, and prove everything.
In any case, it could be an interesting process.