European Union economic sanctions on Russia – in response to Moscow's support of separatists accused of shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 in eastern Ukraine – came into effect on 1 August. In particular, they forbid the country's largest and second-largest banks, Sberbank and VTB Bank, from raising debt in the EU with a maturity longer than 90 days.

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