December 6, 20237:33 pm GMT+833 minutes ago.
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) ---- The United Kingdom on Wednesday announced 46 new sanctions against individuals and groups from different countries who claim to be involved in Russia's military ** chain and have helped in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The sanctions include entities operating in China, Turkey, Serbia and Uzbekistan, the UK said.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the UK has been staunchly supportive of Ukraine and has said it is targeting third country businesses to limit Russia's ability to work to resolve existing sanctions.
We will continue to increase the pressure on Putin and crack down on third parties who supply restricted goods and technology to Russia, regardless of whether they are in **,"Deputy Foreign Minister Anne-Marie Trevellian said.
The United Kingdom said it had sanctioned 31 individuals and entities related to the design and manufacture of drone and missile components, as well as imported electronic components, and said four United Arab Emirates entities were involved in Russian oil**.
The 46 designations included one designation against Belarus. It is sanctioning a Belarusian defense organization that produces military technology that Minsk uses to support Russia's war efforts, says the group.