Britain imposes new sanctions on Russian military enterprises and officials close to Putin

The British government announced the sanctions on its official website.

The sanctions were announced following the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Today's sanctions "target organisations that Putin’s military relies on to maintain its illegal invasion of Ukraine." The following organizations were sanctioned:

• CST, a manufacturer of Russian drones which have been used to destroy Ukrainian combat vehicles

• RT-Komplekt, that produces parts for helicopters used by Russia in its assault on Ukraine

• Oboronlogistics, that organises the transportation and delivery for Russian military equipment

• Universalmash and Lipetsk, that manufactures or modifies the tracked chassis for anti-aircraft missile systems used by Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine

• Topaz, a software company involved in military aviation

The report says that these sanctions should cause a shortage of critical components that Russia needs and impede the development of its military capabilities for many years.

Moscoms IT Service LLC was also sanctioned. The company provides host domains to many officials involved in the war in Ukraine.

Also, a group of people connected to Putin through financial networks were sanctioned, including 5 persons associated with the residences of the Russian president, including the so-called "Putin Palace" worth RUB 100 billion. Among them:

• Boris Titov: Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneur’s Rights, which he was awarded after purchasing 740 acres of vineyards on the grounds of the palace

• Nikolay Egorov: until recently, Deputy Chairman of the largest privately owned oil refinery in Russia

• Sergey Rudnov: owner of pro-Kremlin news outlet Regum

• Svetlana Krivonogikh: a shareholder in Bank Rossiya and the National Media Group, that consistently promotes the Russian assault in Ukraine

• Viktor Myachin: owner of Aerostart, a Russian aircraft maintenance and repair company

• Alexey Repik: Chairman of the Board of R-Pharm, a Russian pharmaceutical company which received funding from the Russian Direct Investment fund. Repik has reportedly had 4 meetings with Putin in the last year, and owns the jet M-FINE, which is used by Putin’s daughter

• Evgeny Shkolov: a former presidential aide and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors for JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System

• Pavel Titov: President of Delovaya Rossiya, an association that represents entrepreneurial interests and was set up by his father, Boris Titov.

On February 8, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the UK to meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III.