Russia has barred investors from nations it deems unfriendly from selling shares in certain strategic enterprises through the end of the year, a move that further strains relations between Moscow and countries that have leveled sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine.
The ban went into immediate effect following a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday and is part of a range of other special measures being enacted in the sphere of finance and fuel and energy, Russia’s state news agency, TASS, reported.