UK’s new sanctions set is targeting Russia’s oil, military, financial networks
Among most high-profile targets are 20 oil tankers linked to what has been referred to as Russian President Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’. The UK announced a fresh package of sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors of the country’s economy in response to what Downing Street described as President Vladimir Putin’s “continued aggression.” In a statement released, […]
UK sanctions 100 dark fleet tankers
United Kingdom has sanctioned 100 tankers in what it has been called its biggest ever package of sanctions against Russia’s dark fleet. With these new sanctions, the UK says it has sanctioned more dark fleet vessels than any other country. Alongside those vessels targeted are several businesses, including Ro Marine and Soglasie. Ro Marine has […]
UK sanctions Georgian officials responsible for allowing brutal police violence
UK sanctions four Georgian officials, including Georgia’s General Prosecutor, as part of latest action against serious human rights violations. With this statement UK becomes first state to sanction Georgia’s General Prosecutor as part of latest action against serious human rights violations. The UK has sanctioned four more high-ranking Georgian officials for their role in allowing […]
UK sanctions: £25bn of Russian assets frozen
New data released on 21 March reveals the impact of UK sanctions on Russia. It is reported that more than £25bn of Russian assets have been frozen since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. According to the annual review by Britain’s Financial Sanctions Enforcement Office, the UK, together with its allies, has imposed the most severe […]
UK lifts sanction on 24 entities of Syria
The UK Foreign Office spokesperson said in a written statement that sanctions on 24 Syrian entities, including the Central Bank of Syria, Syrian Arab Airlines and energy companies, which were previously used to finance the Assad regime’s repression of the Syrian people, have been lifted. ‘This underscores our determination to help the Syrian people rebuild […]
UK targets Putin’s inner circle with new sanctions
Britain announced new sanctions targeting high profile figures working in the Russian Government and supporters of Russian state-owned business. UK sanctions several high-profile individuals with links to Putin’s inner circle in latest crackdown on the Kremlin. Sanctions target high-profile figures working in the Russian Government, including Pavel Fradkov, a Russian Defence Minister and Vladimir Selin, […]
UK to launch world first sanctions regime to snare people smugglers travelling upstream
The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations. In a major speech, the Foreign Secretary reveal plans to bring forward legislation for a new sanctions regime targeting irregular migration and organised immigration crime to secure UK borders in a decade […]
He’s now a billionaire criminal
87-year-old Joe Lewis has been sentenced to three years of probation for leaking information. With a fortune of $7.3 billion, Lewis joins the ranks of billionaires who have been convicted of a crime but managed to protect their fortunes. The 87-year-old founder of the Tavistock Group was spared prison time by a federal judge in […]
The largest sanctions package against Russia’s shadow fleet
The UK has imposed sanctions on 30 ships belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet, said to be carrying more than billions of dollars worth of oil and products. This is the UK government’s largest sanctions package of its kind, aimed at limiting the Kremlin’s ability to finance the war in Ukraine. Only half of these ships […]
UK sanctions on kleptocrats this time
The UK has sanctioned kleptocrats and announced the launch of the Foreign Office’s new campaign against dirty money. ‘Sanctions have been imposed on three notorious kleptocrats who siphoned off their fortunes from their countries, and on their friends, family and fixers who helped them,’ the UK Foreign Office said in a statement. The following statements […]