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UK announces largest sanctions package against Russia since 2022 (www.gov.uk)

submitted 14 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The sanctions will also target Russia’s military machine, entities in third countries who support it and the fragile supply networks that it relies on.

Targets include:

producers and suppliers of machine tools, electronics and dual-use goods for Russia’s military, including microprocessors used in weapons systems. These are based in a range of third countries including Central Asian states, Turkey, Thailand, India and China, which is the largest supplier of critical goods for Russia’s military
North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol and other North Korean generals and senior officials complicit in deploying over 11,000 DPRK forces to Russia. Putin is using DPRK forces as cannon fodder; DPRK has suffered over 4,000 casualties
13 Russian targets, including LLC Grant-Trade, its owner Marat Mustafaev and his sister Dinara Mustafaeva, who have used the company to funnel advanced European technology into Russia to support its illegal war

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

sanctions will also target Russia's military machine, entities in third countries who support it

Uh oh, sanctions on the USA incoming...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

As an addition: The UK stands here with Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in a rare show of global solidarity as these countries also announced new sanctions against Russia.