The UK expanded its sanctions lists to include 46 more natural and legal persons. This has been reported Web site state government.
“The UK has announced 46 new restrictive measures against individuals and groups supplying and financing Putin’s war machine,” the statement said. The statement was included.
The list includes companies from Belarus, China, Serbia, Turkey, the UAE and Uzbekistan, which allegedly support Russian industry by exporting military equipment and components to the country. The British government added that these measures were an indication of the kingdom’s intolerance towards those who contributed to military conflicts.
Russian arms manufacturers were also included in the sanctions list. In addition, it included four operators of “shadow fleet” ships that Russia allegedly used to mitigate the consequences of sanctions.
“As the Prime Minister said [Великобритании Риши Сунак] In a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week, we stated that the UK’s support for our Ukrainian allies remains unwavering. Today’s measures will prevent Putin from equipping his army through third-party supply chains in Belarus, China, Serbia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan, the report said.
Britain developed the new sanctions package partly together with the leaders of the G7 countries. Partner states will also discuss and agree on additional measures that will prevent Russia from receiving resources for the military industry and reduce the Russian Federation’s income. Moreover, future sanctions will show the Russian side that harming Ukraine “is a price to pay.”
Who is affected by the new sanctions?
The list included 31 natural and legal entities associated with the production of unmanned aerial vehicles and missile components and suppliers of electronic equipment. Sanctions were imposed not only on managers of enterprises, but also on their closest relatives:
— Belarusian defense organization Demonstration Design Bureau;
– Serbian company Avio Chem, which sends aircraft spare parts and accessories to Russia;
– Uzbek company Mvizion, which mediates the import of spare parts to Russia;
— Turkish supplier of Western Electronics Smart Trading Limited;
– Chinese companies producing military products, Asia Pacific Links Limited, Sinno Electronics Co., Limited and Xinghua Co., Limited;
– sabotage and assault reconnaissance group “Rusich” and two other legal entities associated with PMC “Wagner”;
– Four Arab companies using “fraudulent” methods to trade Russian oil.
According to the British government, sanctions have helped reduce imports of military technology into Russia by 98%. Britain has advised its banks and firms to report suspicious transactions that could indicate sanctions violations.
“Today’s sanctions will hit Putin where it hurts, cripple Russia’s defense systems and break down the illicit supply chains that support the Russian military machine. Working shoulder to shoulder with our G7 partners and international allies, we will continue to increase pressure on Putin and crack down on third parties supplying prohibited goods and technology to Russia, wherever they are Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
Also sanctioned were the chief designer of the aircraft engine scientific and technical complex “Soyuz” Mkrtich Okroyan, general director Vasily Kritsky, board members Andranik Okroyan, Anna Okroyan, Harutyun Okroyan, Vaso Okroyan, Alexander Arutyunov, Dmitry Baban. , Kamo Ghukasyan, Stepan Ghukasyan, Oganez Ghukasyan, Semyon Simonyan, Mkrtich Arakelyan, Zorair Apresyan, Mikhail Bychkov, Vladimir Anyurov, Vitaly Babenkov, designer of the Lancet UAV Alexander Zakharov and family members.
Western countries began to impose sanctions on Russia in 2014. After the start of SVO, their numbers increased many times. Russian authorities consider restrictive measures illegal.