Britain has imposed new sanctions against exporters who finance the Russian army

Britain has imposed new sanctions against exporters who finance the Russian army

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 6 2023, 02:04 PM • 29312 views

Great Britain expanded sanctions against the Russian Federation, including companies from Belarus, China, Serbia, Turkey, the UAE and Uzbekistan, as well as Russian arms manufacturers and organizations associated with the Wagner group.

Britain has expanded its sanctions list against individuals and groups that support and finance russian President vladimir putin's "War Machine". This is stated in a statement by the British government, reports UNN.

Details 

It is noted that the new  the restrictions apply to companies in Belarus, China, Serbia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan that continue to support Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Read also: the UAE will restrict the re-export to Russia of dual-use goods used in the war against Ukraine.

The list of 46 new sanctions also includes Russian arms manufacturers and importers of defense products, as well as 3 entities that support the Wagner network, and 4 operators of ships of the so-called "shadow fleet", which Russia uses to mitigate the impact of oil-related sanctions. 

Today's sanctions will hit Putin where it hurts, damaging russian defense systems and suppressing the illegal supply chains that support the russian war machine.

- said the minister for sanctions Anne-Marie Trevelyan.

Additions

In particular, sanctions were imposed on the Belarusian JSC "Design Bureau "display", the Serbian company AVIO CHEM, the Uzbek MVIZION, the Turkish Smart Trading Limited and the Chinese Asia Pacific Links Limited, Sinno Electronics Co., Limited and Xinghua Co., Limited.

Also, Russian arms manufacturers and importers of defense products, as well as 3 entities that support the Wagner PMC network, and 4 operators of shadow fleet vessels, which Russia uses to circumvent restrictions imposed on the oil industry, were sanctioned.

read also: Reuters: the United States and its allies are putting pressure on Liberia, The Marshall Islands, and Panama over oil sanctions against Russia.

In addition to the aforementioned companies, the British government has included in the sanctions list 31 individuals and entities from Russia that are involved in the development and production of UAVs and missile parts, as well as the import and supply of key electronic components.

Recall

Bulgaria actively cooperates with the EU to restrict exports of dual-use goods to Russia, as officials believe that they are used for military purposes. New mechanisms for applying sanctions are being considered.