Britain has announced new sanctions against 22 individuals and legal entities outside Russia that support Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, as well as against 3 Russian companies that import electronics for Russian military equipment. This information is contained in the government's press release.
"Today's sanctions are important because they will further reduce Russia's arsenal and cut off supplies that support Putin's struggling defense industrial complex. Those who help the Russian war machine will no longer have a place to hide. Together with our G7 partners, the UK has been stressing the need for third parties to stop providing material support to Russia's aggression immediately, otherwise there will be serious consequences," said Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.
According to the information, the sanctions list includes two Turkish companies, Turkik Union and Azu International, for their role in exporting microelectronics to Russia, which is important for Russia's military activities in Ukraine.
Also sanctioned was Aeromotus Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Trading LLC, a Dubai-based company, for its role in supplying drones and components to Russia.
In addition, the British government has imposed sanctions on Slovakian citizen Ashot Mkrtichev for his involvement in an attempt to conclude an arms deal between North Korea and Russia, as well as on Swiss citizen Anselm Oskar Schmuki for his role in the Russian financial services sector, including as head of the Moscow office of DuLac Capital Ltd.
"We are also considering the possibility of further measures to counter the support of the Russian military by Iran and Belarus," the government statement said.
The sanctions also affect individuals and entities in Iran involved in the research, development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as Belarusian defense companies involved to the production of military equipment for the Belarusian regime, which actively supported Putin's illegal war.
