October 6, 2026
New UK sanctions target Kremlin war chest, propagandists and torturers
The UK has announced a package of 31 sanctions against Russia as UK steps up economic pressure ahead of the winter.
new package of sanctions against Russia announced as UK steps up economic pressure ahead of the winter
31 new measures include sanctioning LNG shadow fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks and perpetrators of civilian torture and child indoctrination
action comes as Russia fired over 3,100 jet powered drones into Ukraine in September, outstripping its grim wartime record from August
The UK has announced a package of sanctions designed to stem funding for Putin’s war chest, disrupt disinformation networks and go after those responsible for torturing Ukrainian civilians and deporting Ukrainian children.
Following sham elections in Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine earlier this month, the UK is now taking firm action against people and entities found to have undermined Ukraine’s territorial integrity through human rights abuses.
They include eight people involved in the arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian civilians. These abuses are part of a wider system of repression in Russia’s occupied territories, where enforced disappearance and denial of justice have also been used against Ukrainian civilians.