“UK announces 46 new sanctions targeting individuals and groups supplying and funding Putin’s war machine. This includes businesses in Belarus, China, Serbia, Türkiye, the UAE and Uzbekistan who continue to support Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. By including entities operating in China, Serbia, and Uzbekistan the UK has now taken action against over 30 third-country entities supporting Russia’s war efforts. This signals the UK’s no tolerance approach to those enabling Russia’s illegal war, wherever they may be,” was noted.
It was noted that 31 individuals and entities linked to designing and manufacturing drones and missile parts and importing and supplying key electronic components to Russia have been sanctioned. As well as, 3 Chinese entities, one entity from Türkiye, Belarus and Serbia, 3 actors supporting the Wagner Group network and four UAE-based entities using corporate structures were sanctioned.