UK targets 86 individuals and companies; US 'strongly' controls exports, involving third countries

On May 19, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issued a statement saying that the British government banned the import of copper, aluminum, nickel and diamonds from Russia.

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Britain imposes new sanctions on Russia. (Source: Espreso)

Specifically, the import of diamonds, copper, aluminum and nickel originating from Russia is expected to be banned by the end of 2023.

The announcement was made ahead of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

Accordingly, the UK will impose sanctions on 86 Russian individuals and companies related to the military-industrial complex and sectors that bring export profits to the Russian budget.

So far, the British government has not released a list of individuals or companies that will face these sanctions.

Earlier, on May 18, a senior US official said that Washington decided to expand sectoral sanctions against Moscow and sanction 300 more Russian individuals and entities. These restrictive measures will affect not only Russia, but also a number of third countries.

Speaking to reporters, a US official said: "Washington will announce a significant package of sanctions. We will continue to expand export controls against Russia."

The new measures involve broadly restricting critical battlefield goods, the official said, while cutting off about 70 entities from Russia and third countries from receiving US exports by adding them to the Commerce Department's blacklist.

In addition, the US will announce more than 300 new sanctions against individuals, organizations, ships and aircraft....

"Washington will also expand its sanctions authority to additional sectors of Moscow's economy that are key to its military-industrial complex and impose new restrictions to prevent Russia from benefiting from our services," the US official added.

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