British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley announced About a new package of sanctions against Russian officials in connection with partial mobilization in Russia.
“Today we sanctioned those who made this call, who sent thousands of Russian citizens to war,” Cleverly said.
He noted that Britain will continue to use both sanctions and military aid to support Ukraine. He noted that the sanctions were aimed at “undermining the Russian military machine”. London believes that British sanctions have had a significant impact on the combat capability of the Russian army, in particular.[санкции] forced to use RF semiconductors from kitchen appliances to restock equipment.
Who is sanctioned?
– Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
– Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Arkady Gostev, Head of the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Rostov Region Dmitry Bezrukikh and Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Tula Region Ivan Prokopenko;
– Ella Pamfilova, Chairman of the Central Election Commission and Andrey Burov, Chairman of the Rostov Election Committee;
– Presidents of Dagestan, Kalmykia and Ingushetia Sergey Melikov, Batu Khasikov and Mahmud-Ali;
– Governors of the Rostov (Vasily Golubev), Omsk (Alexander Burkov), Murmansk (Andrey Chibis), Belgorod (Vyacheslav Gladkov), Magadan (Sergey Nosov), Arkhangelsk (Alexander Tsybulsky) regions and the Krasnodar Territory governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
– military commissars of the Moscow (Maxim Loktev), Rostov (Igor Egorov), Kaliningrad (Yuri Boychenko) regions, as well as military commissar of the Altai Republic Oleg Denisenko and Altai Territory Marat Usmanov;
– President of the “Association of Central Asian Uzbeks of the Perm Region” Jahongir Jalolov.
to fall Under London’s sanctions, individuals are banned from entering the UK and their presence in the kingdom (if any) will be frozen.
Reason for sanctions
Denis Manturov, who oversees the Russian defense industry, is “responsible for arming the mobilized army,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the British Foreign Office website, CEC head Ella Pamfilova actively supported mobilization in Russia and held referendums in four new regions of Russia. The same is said for the head of the Rostov CEC, Andrei Burov.
The statement noted that Arkady Gostev, head of the Federal Prison Service, and Dmitry Bezrukikh, head of the Main Directorate of the Rostov Region Federal Penitentiary Service, cooperated with businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin “to join the ranks of the Wagner group.” The assistance of the PMC “Wagner” is also attributed to Ivan Prokopenko from the Tula department of the Federal Penitentiary Service.
According to the British Foreign Office’s website, “They recruited murderers and sex offenders in exchange for amnesty, which led to the area being labeled as the ‘Wagner Recruitment Centre’.”
10 governors and regional heads were also sanctioned for their participation in the partial mobilization organization. The text notes that Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kalmykia are “the poorest regions where a significant number of soldiers are recruited”.
The military commissar of Moscow and other Russian regions is accused of “undermining or threatening Ukraine’s territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty.” The same applies to Jahongir Jalolov, head of the “Association of Central Asian Uzbeks of the Perm Region”.
In connection with the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine this year, the UK has repeatedly imposed restrictions on Russian officials, private companies and state organizations. In total, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted, the list included more than 1.2 thousand individuals and more than 120 organizations, including President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Rostec, UAC, Uralvagonzavod and others.
“You can only be happy about it”
Some participants on the sanctions list have already reacted to the UK’s actions. So the heads of the southern regions commented on the situation.
Krasnodar governor Kondratyev made a succinct comment on personal sanctions on his Telegram channel. It said “expected”.
The head of the Rostov region adheres to the same opinion. “An expected surprise. We continue to work.” — wrote Vasily Golubev.