The United Nations Security Council on Sunday adopted a resolution imposing sanctions on Libya's leadership, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
The resolution introduces "targeted measures" against the current Libyan government. Sanctions, designed to end violence in the African state, include a total arms embargo, travel bans and a freeze of certain accounts.
The arms embargo was imposed on "arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned," the resolution reads.
The travel ban list has 16 names, including 68-year-old Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his four sons, daughter Aisha and ten ministers and top defense and intelligence officials, thought to be responsible for atrocities in the country. The asset freeze concerns only Gaddafi and his five family members.
The resolution also refers an investigation into possible crimes against humanity in the African state to the International Criminal Court.
The ICC prosecutor was invited to "address the Security Council within two months of the adoption of this resolution and every six months thereafter on actions taken pursuant to this resolution."
Russia's representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said the resolution introduced "targeted and precise restrictive measures against those responsible for violence against civilians," but ruled out any possibility of military interference into Libya's domestic affairs.
"We resolutely call on the Libyan authorities to comply with the demands of the international community," Churkin said. "This is necessary to prevent a full-scale civil war and to preserve Libya's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
He said Russia, a veto-wielding Security Council member, supported the sanctions because of "serious concern over events in Libya."
"We condemn and consider absolutely inadmissible the use of military force against peaceful demonstrations," the Russian diplomat said.
The draft resolution was put forward by France, the United Kingdon, Germany and the United States.
According to various estimates, from 1,000 to 2,000 people have been killed since protests against the country's longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi began on February 15. Gaddafi refused to cede power despite repeated calls from the international community.
NEW YORK, February 27 (RIA Novosti)
