The United Kingdom today announced the largest package of new sanctions against Russia's military-industrial complex and Russian-backed mercenary groups.
UNN reports this with reference to the British government.
The UK today announced a wave of new sanctions against Russia's military-industrial complex, further restricting the supply of vital military equipment that Putin desperately needs for his illegal war in Ukraine
The new targets include suppliers who support Russian military production, Russian-backed mercenary groups operating in sub-Saharan Africa, and a GRU agent involved in the use of the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury.
It is noted that these sanctions will directly target the supply of goods to the Russian army and limit vital resources that are crucial to Putin's illegal war in Ukraine.
This latest package also targets 3 private mercenary groups with ties to the Kremlin, including the African Corps, and 11 individuals linked to Russian proxies. These targets have direct ties to the Kremlin, have threatened peace and security in Libya, Mali and the Central African Republic, and have committed massive human rights abuses across the continent.
It is also reported that these sanctions will suppress Russian malicious activities in Libya, Mali and CAR, exposing and combating Russia's illegal activities in Africa as it attempts to exploit the fragile security environment and natural resources in these countries for its own benefit and to expand the Kremlin's sphere of influence.
Today's measures will continue to counteract the Kremlin's aggressive foreign policy, undermining Russia's attempts to promote instability in Africa and disrupting the supply of vital equipment to Putin's war machine. And disrupting the illegal international networks that Russia has worked so hard to create
In particular, sanctions were imposed on 28 suppliers of machine tools, microelectronics, components for drones, ball bearings and other goods to the Russian military-industrial complex.