KIEV, Aug. 22 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has prepared a list of documents introducing sanctions against Russia as a state, about 65 legal entities and 176 individuals, most of whom are Russian citizens, Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko said.

The documents were submitted to the National Security and Defense Council, he said in Kiev on Friday.

"We expect the sanctions bill will be signed into law and, as a side that put forth proposals to introduce specific sanctions against Russia and its citizens, including high-ranking offices, [and] we'll table this at the next NSDC meeting," the minister said.