UK expands Russia sanctions list; outlets differ on number of additions
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Britain has expanded its sanctions list against Russia. RBC and Kommersant reported 38 additions, while Vedomosti reported 26.
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Britain expanded its sanctions list against Russia, according to reports published by TASS, RBC, Kommersant and Vedomosti on October 8. The outlets gave different figures for the number of additions. RBC and Kommersant reported that the list had grown by 38 entries, while Vedomosti put the number at 26. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Kommersant cited British Foreign Office material and said the restrictive measures included businesspeople from Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands, as well as vessels. Its report also recalled a previous British sanctions decision on October 1 that targeted 23 individuals and legal entities which the British authorities considered linked to Moscow. [ 3 ]
Vedomosti also cited British Foreign Office material. It said the latest restrictions included Zarubezhneft (Зарубежнефть) and INK-kapital (ИНК-капитал), the holding structure of the Irkutsk Oil Company. The outlet additionally named the bank Stolichny kredit (Столичный кредит) among those on the list. Its account said that several individuals and tankers were included alongside the companies. [ 4 ]
The Vedomosti report described companies from Kyrgyzstan, Canada, Turkey, China and Thailand as also appearing on the list. It said that on October 1 London had added three Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas carriers: Aleksey Kosygin (Алексей Косыгин), Konstantin Posyet (Константин Посьет) and Pyotr Stolypin (Петр Столыпин). According to the outlet, all three vessels were built in Russia for the Arctic LNG 2 project. [ 4 ]
The accounts agree that Britain widened the Russia sanctions list but leave the scale of the latest expansion unresolved: the 38 additions reported by RBC and Kommersant differ from the 26 reported by Vedomosti. TASS's supplied headline reported the expansion without giving a figure. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The measures cover companies, individuals and vessels, according to the business outlets. Their accounts also describe targets outside Russia, including in Kyrgyzstan.