New IRA and suspected terror facilitator sanctioned
The UK Government has acted against the New IRA and Kieran Gallagher. The reason for this step is they have reasonable grounds to suspect New IRA and Kieran Gallagher is involved in terrorist activity. These measures prohibit all persons required to comply with UK sanctions from dealing with any funds or economic resources owned, held […]
UK sanctions Iranian banker for supporting Iran’s Guards
Britain sanctioned Iranian banker and businessman Aliakbar Ansari, citing his role in financially supporting the activities of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the reason for its action. “Its (the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’) use of repression and targeted threats to carry out hostile acts, including here in the UK, is completely unacceptable,” Britain’s Middle East minister […]
UK targets Russian oil market in fresh sanctions
Britain is targeting Russia’s largest oil companies and the country’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers in a bid to cut off Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund the war in Ukraine. The UK government is also pursuing a major Indian oil refinery and four Chinese oil terminals in a package of 90 new sanctions. The Russian […]
US, UK sanction huge Southeast Asian crypto scam network
According to Al Jazeera, the crackdown targets a number of entities and individuals linked to the Prince Group network that used hundreds of thousands of trafficked workers for defrauding people around the world. The United States and United Kingdom have announced sweeping sanctions against a Southeast Asia-based multinational crime network for running a chain of […]
UK sanctions Georgian businessmen, tankers over Russia links
The UK announced sanctions against two Georgian businessmen over their support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, and two tankers carrying Russian oil. “The UK has announced new sanctions targeting Georgia-linked supporters of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine,” the foreign ministry said, adding to the hundreds of sanctions it has announced against supporters of the war […]
The UK has now targeted more oil tankers than any other country
United Kingdom sanctioned 70 more tankers as it continues to crank up the pressure on what it called Russia’s ‘illicit shadow fleet’. This latest raft means the UK has now targeted more oil tankers than any other country and that the sanctions “target the shadow fleet carrying Russian oil and key suppliers of military components”. […]
UK sanctions actors forcibly deporting, indoctrinating and militarising Ukrainian children
The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on eight Russian individuals and three organizations, accusing them of participating in the alleged forced relocation and ‘indoctrination’ of Ukrainian children. The new measures target a network of officials and state-backed groups that London claims are central to a systematic campaign to move children from occupied Ukrainian territories to what […]
UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia
According to the statement made by UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, financial networks utilised by Russia to soften the blow of western sanctions are being targeted by the UK. With sanctions continuing to bite, Russia has turned to the Kyrgyz financial sector to channel money through opaque financial networks, including through the use of […]
UK Sanctions Russian Spies
The British Foreign Office has also linked Russia’s intelligence agency to a cyber-sabotage campaign targeting institutions, elections, and public health programs across Europe and the US. The UK imposed sanctions on 18 officers and three units of Russia’s military intelligence agency for their roles in a 2022 airstrike on a theatre in Ukraine that killed […]
UK imposes 137 new sanctions on Russia
The UK has announced 137 new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector. The UK Foreign Office stated that the new sanctions will disrupt Russia’s oil revenues and render a larger portion of its already struggling stay-behind fleet dysfunctional. The statement noted that the 137 new sanctions against Russia further increase pressure on Russia’s stay-behind fleet operations. […]