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 sanctions now cover more than 90% of Russia's oil production capacity.
- 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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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.
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.
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