Britain has stepped up sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet / day
Since Russia’s repeated invasion in Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on hundreds of ships.
The new British sanctions are suitable for Orion Star and Rosneft Marine, which are operating in the Russian energy sector, as well as the deep -sea research unit of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
« The Russian economy is slowing down and the Kremlin is forced to make increasingly painful compromises to support its war efforts, » the Downing Street statement said. London estimates that sanctions imposed in the last three years have taken out of Russia at least $ 450 billion, which would have been sufficient to finance the war for two years.
Since the Russian repeated invasion in Ukraine, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on more than 2,300 persons, institutions and ships.
The EU has already applied 18 rounds of sanctions to Russia.
British Prime Minister Kyr Starmer said he wanted to coordinate the new sanctions with the G7 partners who meet in Canada this week.
« We should use this moment to increase economic pressure and show (Russian dictator Vladimir) Putin that he and Russia are in the interest of showing that he is seriously thinking about peace, » Starmer said.
Downing Street has announced that, according to new information, the West poses significant problems for Russian state -owned companies, including lack of funding, overdue projects and growing debts due to high interest rates.
