UK Sanctions 12 More 'Shadow-Fleet' Tankers as Russia's Arctic Traffic Grows
The package targets more than 600 shadow-fleet tankers and crypto platforms accused of helping Moscow evade oil and financial sanctions.
- On Thursday, October 8, the UK Foreign Office announced 38 new sanctions targeting Russian oil firms, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and military suppliers to curb Moscow's war revenues and disrupt supply chains.
- To prevent Moscow from circumventing existing sanctions, British authorities targeted the Kremlin-backed A7 network, which the Foreign Office reported claimed to have moved more than $90 billion last year.
- The restrictions now cover more than 90% of Russia's total oil production capacity and penalize over 600 shadow fleet vessels. The package also targets three crypto exchanges and 17 entities supplying machine tools and electronics for missile production.
- Russia's embassy in London dismissed the sanctions as "illegal," claiming they highlight the "ineffectiveness and futility" of Britain's policy. The statement came as officials emphasized continued pressure on Moscow's war economy.
- Following an October 1 package targeting LNG shadow fleet vessels and disinformation networks, the UK pledged to strengthen sanctions and constrain the Russian war machine alongside $71.4 million in winter resilience funding for Ukraine.
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