The United Kingdom has announced dozens of new sanctions against Russia, targeting African mercenary groups backed by Moscow and people involved in the Ukraine war and a nerve agent attack on British soil.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Thursday announced 56 new designations against individuals and entities, which it said target Russia’s military industrial complex and “further restrict the supply of vital military equipment” that Russian President Vladimir Putin requires in Ukraine.
Entities based in China, Turkey and Central Asia were targeted for the alleged supply and production of goods such as machine tools, microelectronics and components for drones.
Three private mercenary groups, including the Wagner Group’s successor Africa Corps and “11 individuals associated with Russian proxies” were sanctioned as well.
“These targets have direct links to the Kremlin, have threatened peace and security in Libya, Mali and the Central African Republic, and have committed widespread human rights abuses across the continent,” the Foreign Office said.
The UK noted it has now become the first Group of Seven (G7) country to directly sanction Africa Corps, which it said is “responsible for threatening stability and security across Africa”.
Denis Sergeev, a Russian intelligence agent, was also listed after he was allegedly involved in the use of a Novichok nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury that poisoned Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in 2018.
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