Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 12, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
The UK has announced new sanctions on Russia, targeting oil transport ships and military suppliers in response to recent aggression in Ukraine.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a new package of Russia-related sanctions on Friday, targeting ships carrying Russian oil, as well as companies and individuals supplying electronics, chemicals and explosives used to make Russian weapons.
The package was a response to recent Russian aggression, the British government said in a statement, referring to the higher numbers of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in recent months, and the violation of NATO airspace over Poland on Wednesday.
"International action to increase economic pressure on Russia and to cut off critical cash flows which he desperately needs to pay for this illegal war is vital," the country's new foreign minister Yvette Cooper said as she visited Kyiv on Friday.
"These sanctions form the next stage in the UK’s leading efforts to ramp up economic pressure alongside our security support."
The new sanctions target 70 more ships which Britain said were being used to transport Russian oil and 30 companies and individuals it said were involved in supplying the Russian military with kit used in weapons systems, including one China-based electronics firm and one located in Turkey.
(Reporting by William James, editing by Sarah Young)
The new sanctions were a response to recent Russian aggression, particularly the increase in drone and missile attacks on Ukraine.
The sanctions target 70 ships transporting Russian oil and 30 companies and individuals supplying the Russian military.
The UK's new foreign minister emphasized the need for international action to increase economic pressure on Russia and cut off critical cash flows.
The UK government stated that these sanctions are part of their efforts to ramp up economic pressure alongside security support for Ukraine.
The new sanctions affect 70 ships and 30 companies and individuals involved in supporting the Russian military.
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