UK announces 31 new Russia sanctions targeting war chest and shadow fleet
The UK has announced 31 new sanctions against Russia, targeting its war chest, shadow fleet and disinformation networks as it steps up pressure ahead of winter.
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The UK has announced 31 new sanctions against Russia, described by the Foreign Office as a step up in economic pressure ahead of winter. The package targets Russia's 'war chest', propagandists and people involved in the torture of Ukrainian civilians, according to the announcement.
The measures include action against shadow fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks, and those linked to civilian torture and child indoctrination. In total, 23 individuals and 8 ships are being targeted.
The government linked the sanctions to Russia's drone campaign. It said Russia fired more than 3,100 jet-powered drones into Ukraine in September alone, outstripping the wartime record. The Foreign Office had used the phrase 'grim wartime record' for August, the report said.
More details on the designations are expected.
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| Claim | Sky News |
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| The UK announced 31 new sanctions targeting Russia, including measures against 23 individuals and 8 ships, shadow fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks, and perpetrators of civilian torture and child indoctrination. |
Channel Perspectives
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Sky News broke the story as a Foreign Office announcement and led on the number of sanctions, the idea of Russia's war chest, and the mix of targets. It added context on Russia's use of jet-powered drones and stressed that 23 individuals and 8 ships were being designated. The tone was urgent and rolling-news focused, with no political reaction or independent assessment included in the transcript.
- “Just seeing some breaking news coming from the UK Foreign Office, saying the United Kingdom has announced 31 new sanctions targeting Russia.”
- “It says that the package is a step up in economic pressure ahead of the winter, that the sanctions will include targeting the shadow fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks, and perpetrators of civilian torture and child indoctrination.”
- “23 individuals and 8 ships being targeted. Plenty more as we go.”
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