The sanctions list includes 86 Russians and companies related to Russia’s energy, metallurgical, defense, transport and financial sectors.
The UK has announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia, targeting businesses and individuals linked to the aggressor country’s ability to finance and wage war against Ukrainian citizens. This was reported on the British government website on Friday, May 19.
The sanctions list includes 86 Russians and companies linked to Russia’s energy, metallurgy, defense, transport and finance sectors, which are used to support Vladimir Putin’s military machine.
“Sanctions include sanctions against shadowy individuals and organizations linked to the theft and resale of Ukrainian grain, as well as against major Russian energy and cargo companies. Rosatom-related companies that make advanced materials and technology, including lasers, also fell under sanctions. ,” – said the message.
The new sanctions apply to AFK Sistema, PJSC Polyus, PJSC Severstal, PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, TMK, OMK, RMK, FESCO Group, Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works (Mechel Group).
The list of sanctions also includes Tinkoff, Rosbank, RRDB, Metallinvestbank.
In addition, sanctions were imposed against DOM.RF and several companies that are part of Rosatom (Atomflot, Rener, TRINITI, UMATEX and others).
The list also includes members of the board of directors of Russian Railways, Sovcomflot, Transneft, both officials (First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, First Deputy Minister of Energy Pavel Sorokin, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev and others), and independents (Gennady Shmal). , Valery Shantsev and others). Businessman Igor Altushkin (Russian Copper Company) and several top managers of Gazprom Neft are also under sanctions.
The UK has announced it will ban imports of Russian metals, including aluminium, nickel and copper.
Earlier, the United States announced new sanctions against Russia from the G7 countries. A statement from the administration of the American president states that Washington’s commitment to “further tighten the screws on Russia remains as firm as last year.”
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