The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams as Minister of General Affairs tasked with International Relations and Judicial Affairs announced that St. Maarten, as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has ratified to regulations concerning restrictive measures for certain individuals involved in the political situation in the Ukraine.
On Thursday March 27th the Prime Minister as Minister of General Affairs ratified two ministerial regulations concerning restrictive measures for certain individuals involved with the political situation in the Ukraine. This was done after having the ministerial regulations approved in the Council of Ministers During the Council of Ministers meeting last Tuesday.
Since the European Union issued two separate EU-Ordinances regarding restrictive measures for Russian Nationals involved in the situation in the Ukraine, Sint Maarten is obliged to provide for these ministerial regulations based on the National Ordinance on Sanctions. These regulations have to be replaced by national decrees containing general measures within 10 months after ratification.
On the 11th of March the European Union agreed on a framework for its first sanctions on Russia since the Cold War due to that countries involvement in the cessation of the Crimean Peninsula. The EU sanctions would implement travel bans and asset freezes on a as- list of people and firms accused by Brussels of violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine.