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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anna Loren

How new sanctions will disrupt Russia’s shadow fleet and human rights abusers

  • The UK government has announced 31 new sanctions aimed at disrupting Kremlin disinformation networks, shadow fleet vessels, and perpetrators of severe human rights abuses against Ukrainian civilians.
  • Eight individuals have been sanctioned for their direct involvement in the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and physical torture of civilians within Russia 's occupied Ukrainian territories.
  • Seven key figures were targeted for their roles in militarising Ukrainian children, including the forced placement of around 6,000 youngsters into heinous re-education camps aimed at erasing their national identity.
  • Eight vessels supporting Russia's shadow fleet face shipping and trade sanctions to restrict gas export revenues that sustain the Kremlin's war effort.
  • Prompted by sham elections held at gunpoint across occupied Ukrainian regions, the measures subject 23 individuals and entities to asset freezes, travel bans, and director disqualifications.

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