UK Sanctions 12 More 'Shadow-Fleet' Tankers as Russia's Arctic Traffic Grows
The package targets oil revenue, financial channels and military supply chains, and Britain says the measures now cover more than 90% of Russia's oil production capacity.
- The United Kingdom announced sanctions on Thursday targeting 38 Russian entities, including energy producers, shadow fleet oil tankers, and financial networks allegedly fueling Russia's war effort.
- Expanding restrictions to Zarubezhneft and INK Capital, Britain became the first G7 country to sanction Russia's four largest oil companies, now covering more than 90% of Russia's total oil production capacity.
- Authorities targeted 12 additional shadow fleet tankers, expanding the total to more than 600 vessels, while designating five financial platforms that reportedly facilitated transactions for the Kremlin-backed network transferring more than $90 billion last year.
- London added 17 entities and individuals supplying high-priority goods, including Dutch national Alexander Jan Hendrik Tattersall, allegedly associated with Turkish trader Redwing Metal and importers of machine tools key to Russia's ballistic missile production.
- Following United States Treasury actions against the Kremlin-backed network, which allegedly processed more than $17 billion in transactions, The United Kingdom aims to prevent Moscow from circumventing existing financial sanctions.
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UK announces new round of Russia sanctions targeting financial services, 'shadow fleet'
Britain's Foreign Office announced on Thursday new sanctions targeting individuals and entities it said were involved in the production or transport of Russian oil, facilitating military manufacturing and circumventing financial services sanctions.
Britain announced on Thursday a new package of sanctions against Russia, targeting 38 companies in the energy sector, oil tankers in the "ghost fleet" and the financial networks London claims to support Moscow's war efforts.
UK Sanctions 12 More 'Shadow-Fleet' Tankers as Russia's Arctic Traffic Grows
The United Kingdom on Thursday sanctioned 12 oil tankers it identified as part of Russia's shadow fleet, including the 22-year-old Dakar that is currently making an unusual late-season voyage on the Northern Sea Route.
UK Hits Russia With 38 New Sanctions Targeting Oil Giants, Shadow Fleet and Crypto Exchanges
The United Kingdom has imposed 38 new sanctions targeting Russian oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of equipment used in Russia’s military production.
U.K. Expands Sanctions to Cover 90% of Russian Oil Output, Shadow Fleet and Finance Networks
Britain on Thursday announced sanctions targeting 38 Russian energy companies, shadow fleet oil tankers and financial networks that allegedly fuel Russia’s war effort. “The message is simple: if you help Russia fund or equip this war, you will face the consequences,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The US provided the UK with information about the ‘shadow fleet’ Russia to impose new sanctions
The US provided the UK with information about the ‘shadow fleet’ Russia to impose new sanctions.Sky News: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just announced the introduction of new sanctions against Russia. The UK is introducing...
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