UK Sanctions 12 More 'Shadow-Fleet' Tankers as Russia's Arctic Traffic Grows
Britain said the measures now cover more than 90% of Russia’s oil production capacity and target financial networks used to bypass sanctions.
- On Thursday, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced 38 new sanctions targeting Russian oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, and supply chains during a visit to Pryluky, Ukraine, alongside President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Miliband and Zelensky visited a five-storey residential building in Pryluky, Chernihiv, where a Russian missile strike killed 22 civilians, including five children, prompting the Foreign Secretary to condemn the 'appalling atrocity.'
- The updated restrictions now cover more than 90% of Russia's total oil production capacity, adding 12 shadow fleet tankers to a list exceeding 600 vessels and sanctioning 17 entities supplying military goods.
- Alongside the sanctions, the UK opened its first dedicated Kyiv Business Centre to enable British firms to establish permanent presence and invest in Ukraine, reinforcing support since 2014.
- The Government also sanctioned three crypto exchanges and two payment platforms—including three linked to Kyrgyzstan—to disrupt financial evasion routes and military supply chains vital for Putin's ongoing war effort.
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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has announced new sanctions against Russia, saying London will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary. “Today we are announcing new sanctions on Putin’s war machine, secret navy, oil companies, cryptocurrencies and the financing of war,” Miliband said. He stressed that the UK will stand by Ukraine during the fight against Russia. - YouTube www.youtube.com “We are your brothers and sisters in this co…
The new package of sanctions included 38 natural and legal persons, as well as 12 vessels of the Russian "shadow fleet".
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.
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