UK Unveils New Sanctions To Target Military Supply Chains

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has unveiled anew round of sanctions targeting 22 entities/individuals outside of Russia as well as three Russian firms. The intention of the sanctions it to cut off the Russian defence sector from foreign military equipment according to UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who stated that "Today’s landmark sanctions will further diminish Russia’s arsenal and close the net on supply chains propping up Putin’s now struggling defence industry,"

• The sanctions come as part of the most significant UK package of third-party sanctions intended to counter military suppliers to Russia. Businesses and/or individuals based in Turkey, Dubai, Slovakia, Switzerland have been targeted, as have individuals/entities working in the defence sectors of Iran and Belarus seen as propping up the Russian war machine.
• Third parties enabling Russia to maintain access to high tech defence equipment has been seen as a major failure in the West's sanctions regime against Russia, enabling Moscow to maintain necessary production to supply its forces.