EU Sanctions Russian Diamond Company, CEO

The European Council on Jan. 3 added Russian-owned diamond mining firm PJSC Alrosa and its CEO Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev to the Russia sanctions list, the council announced. The company is responsible for over 90% of all Russian diamond production, the council said, adding that the designations "complement" the import ban on Russian diamonds adopted Dec. 18 (see 2312180070).